Object Number 1959.3008

Object Name

Flask (Pocket bottle)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Frederick Amelung (Possible maker)
06/26/1741-11/21/1798

Place of Origin

Frederick, Maryland, United States, North America

Date

1785-1795

Subjects

Alcoholic beverage ware

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown in mold

Dimensions (inches)

7 (H) , 5 (L) , 2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17 (H) , 13 (L) , 5.2 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 360, p. 365, pl. 5.
[Book] McKearin, Helen & McKearin, George S. 1950 Two hundred years of American blown glass.
• Published: pl. 1.