Washington Flask Maker: Unknown

1830–60

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Mold-blown potash-lime glass

Dimensions

6 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (17.15 × 11.43 × 6.35 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.1764

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Purchased for Francis P. Garvan by Rhea Knittle, 27-29 September 1929; Francis P. Garvan, New York, 1929–30; by gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • John Stuart Gordon, "American Glass: The Collections at Yale," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (November 2, 2018), 30–31, ill
  • John Stuart Gordon, American Glass: The Collections at Yale (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2018), 150–51, no. 77, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

flasks (bottles)

Inscriptions

"GEORGE WASHINGTON" around bust on obverse. The "N" is reversed.

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