Flask

Date1865-1875

Location where madePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Mediumglass

ClassificationsContainers

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frank Balch

Object number1948.32.107

DescriptionFlattened, oblong, aqua bottle blown in full-size, two-piece mold with finished neck and applied ring below lip. Bottle has sloping shoulders with a raised design on each side and no pontil mark. Front has large shield with 13 stars arched above and a laurel branch on either side. The shield encloses clasped hands in frame in upper part and blank oval frame in lower part. Reverse side has a flying eagle facing right with pennant in beak and blank oval frame below. On the bottom is printed "L.L.W."

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