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American Eagle flask
Willington Glass Works (1847–1872)
1849–60
Object Place: West Willington, Connecticut, United States
Medium/Technique
Olive-amber glass, mold blown
Dimensions
19.05 x 9.52 x 5.08 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number19.509
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
Catalogue Raisonné
McKearin & Wilson (1978), GII-64 or GII-62
DescriptionOlive amber pint flask, round collar with lower bevel.
Obverse: American eagle, head turned left, wings partly raised. Shield with six bars on eagle's breast. Eagle stands on a wreath. Above eagle in slightly curved line: "LIBERTY"
Reverse: Inscribed "WILLINGTON [curved]/ GLASS, Co/ WEST WILLINGTON [curved]/ CONN"
Obverse: American eagle, head turned left, wings partly raised. Shield with six bars on eagle's breast. Eagle stands on a wreath. Above eagle in slightly curved line: "LIBERTY"
Reverse: Inscribed "WILLINGTON [curved]/ GLASS, Co/ WEST WILLINGTON [curved]/ CONN"