Museum Object Number1968.0199 |
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Glass
Gift of Charles van Ravenswaay
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1860-1875
1. Inscription; Side of flask; In relief: "FOR PIKE'S PEAK" and "OLD RYE"
2. Inscription; Opposite side; In relief: "PITTSBURGH PA"
Gold rush; American eagle; Alcoholic beverage ware; Pike's Peak
Glass (nonlead)
Mold-blown
7.677 (H) , 4.094 (W) , 2.323 (D)
19.5 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 5.9 (D)
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[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: p. 382, no. 397
[Book] McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Information on Pike's Peak flasks: p. 479
[Article] White, Harry Hall. 03//1931 Rare Variants of Common Bottles. Antiques.
• Discussion of unusual models: pp. 191-92, figs. 16-21.