Object Number 1994.0118

Object Name

Flask (Pocket bottle)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Walter J. Laird, Jr., Mrs George M. Parker, Jr. and Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring in memory of Mr. Alfred E. Bissell

Creator (Role)

Henry William Stiegel Manheim Glassworks (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1770-1795

Subjects

Alcoholic beverage ware

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Pattern-molded

Dimensions (inches)

3.661 (H) , 2.872 (L) , 2.283 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.3 (H) , 7.295 (L) , 5.8 (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.
• Examples of pocket bottles attributed to Stiegel: nos. 348- 358, pp. 361- 364