Collection Highlights
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
Date:
1848
Object Number:
PR.068.27
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured flask
Object Number:
Z.453
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue glass figured flask blown in a full-size, three-part mold; flask has hand-tooled flared neck and lip, rounded shoulders, oval body decorated with twisted vertical ribs, a shield containing a standing lion with an ax on the obverse; flat base with a pontil mark.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
