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Flask (Pocket bottle)
Coventry Glass Works
1825-1840
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Coventry Glass Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Coventry; Connecticut; Tolland; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1970.0373.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. E. du Pont Irving
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Object Number
1970.0373.002
Object Name
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Coventry Glass Works (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Coventry; Connecticut; Tolland; New England; United States; North America
Date
1825-1840
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
6.772 (H) x 2.48 (W) x 4.409 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.2 (H) x 6.3 (W) x 11.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Type identified as GIII-4: no. 203, p. 549Catalogue: Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue. 03/07/2012 Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue.
• Similar brown glass spittoons for sale on p.14, cat. no. 81