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Flask (Pocket bottle)
Henry William Stiegel Manheim Glassworks
1769-1774
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry William Stiegel Manheim Glassworks (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Manheim; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3147
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3147
Object Name
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Henry William Stiegel Manheim Glassworks (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Manheim; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1769-1774
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Pattern-molded
Dimensions (inches)
5.3 (H) x 2.7 (W) x 3.9 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.5 (H) x 6.9 (W) x 9.9 (L)
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.364Catalogue: Parke-Bernet Galleries (Auction caalogue).
• Published: Lot 33, "Early American Furniture, Silver, and Paintings from the Collection of Herbert Lawton" (January 4, 1940)