Flask
Manufacturer
Cunningham & Co.
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1860-1880
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Inscribed"Cunningham & Co. Pittsburgh Pa." and "Continental".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number78.335
Not on view
DescriptionFlask of mold blown aquamarine glass. Quart sized. One side with an Indian with a bow and arrow shooting at a bird perched in a tree. Behind him is a dog and another tree. Below rectangular scroll medallion "Cunningham & Co. Pittsburgh Pa." The reverse is an eagle on a shield with a waving U.S. flag and above a monument with 13 pillars, a boat, and below a narrow medallion reading "Continental".Published ReferencesInnes, PITTSBURGH GLASS, pl. 215. McKearin, AMERICAN GLASS, pg. 509, 15a.
Charles John Tyson
August 1863
