Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Luce Center
Figured flask
Object Number:
1953.343
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 4 x 2 in. ( 15.2 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "RAILROAD" and "LOWELL"
Description:
Olive amber non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin GV-10) with hand-tooled neck, oval body, horse-drawn railroad car on track with inscriptions "RAILROAD" and "LOWELL" on obverse, American eagle on field of stars on reverse, and flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
