Object Number 1959.3147

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

Subjects

Alcoholic beverage ware

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown, Pattern-molded

Dimensions (inches)

5.3 (H) , 3.9 (L) , 2.7 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.5 (H) , 9.9 (L) , 6.9 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 204, fig. 195, "This is the least common pattern of the Stiegel-type flasks and especially rare in colorless glass."
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 358, pp. 361, 363; attribution information: p.364
[Catalogue] Parke-Bernet Galleries (Auction caalogue).
• Published: Lot 33, "Early American Furniture, Silver, and Paintings from the Collection of Herbert Lawton" (January 4, 1940)