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American Eagle Flask
Possibly by: Keene-Marlboro-Street Glassworks
1815–41
Object Place: Keene, New Hampshire, United States
Medium/Technique
Olive amber glass
Dimensions
17.14 x 11.43 x 6.35 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Philip B. Holmes in honor of George C. Seybolt
Accession Number1987.733
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
Catalogue Raisonné
McKearin, GII-72
Van Rensselaer, 9 GIII
DescriptionObverse: American eagle with head turned to the right and wings partly raised. Shield with five vertical bars on breast. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in eagle's right talons, olive branch in left. Eagle stands on a rocky formation.
Reverse: Large cornucopia coiled to left and filled with produce.
Reverse: Large cornucopia coiled to left and filled with produce.
Provenance(Accession date: October 20,1988).