Object Number 1959.3099

Object Name

Flask (Pocket bottle)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Henry William Stiegel Manheim Glassworks (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1769-1774

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; "A9" is painted in red enamel

Subjects

Alcoholic beverage ware

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown, Pattern-molded

Dimensions (inches)

4.921 (H) , 3.642 (W) , 2.795 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.5 (H) , 9.25 (W) , 7.1 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Mate is illustrated: p. 204, fig. 193
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Mate published: no. 353, pp. 361-62; attribution information: p.364