Pocket Flask, 1800-1840
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American glass factories produced flasks, like this one, from the late 1700s well into the mid-1800s. The pint-sized flask could hold water but more likely contained alcoholic beverages. Its textured decorative exterior -- formed when the hot glass was dipped into a pattern mold before it was blown -- made the flask easier to grasp. And its flattened shape fit nicely into pockets providing ready access to the liquid refreshment.
American glass factories produced flasks, like this one, from the late 1700s well into the mid-1800s. The pint-sized flask could hold water but more likely contained alcoholic beverages. Its textured decorative exterior -- formed when the hot glass was dipped into a pattern mold before it was blown -- made the flask easier to grasp. And its flattened shape fit nicely into pockets providing ready access to the liquid refreshment.
Artifact
Flask (Bottle)
Date Made
1800-1840
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
2001.0.115.55
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Amethyst (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 2.375 in
Weight: 6 oz
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