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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
1979.0111
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with partial funds provided by Mrs. Harry W. Lunger in memory of Philip Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1979.0111
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
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Side
Inscription: Old, paper label inscribed in ink: "This bottle belonged to my/ maternal grandmother Rachel/ Ferm & contained Lavender water/ distilled by her. Darling Mother/ kept it during life and her sister/ Rachel May was kind and gave it to me 5th mo 19 1878"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Pattern-molded
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 2.9 (W) x 3.9 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.8 (H) x 7.4 (W) x 9.9 (L)