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1945.1.1209.1
Figured Flask
1945.1.1209.1

Figured Flask

MakerAttributed to the Coventry Glass Works American, 1813 - 1850
Date1820-1850
MediumMold-blown olive green glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth of .1): 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4in. (17.1 x 10.8 x 5.7cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width x depth of .2): 7 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 5.7cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionMold-blown olive green glass figured flasks, each with a plain rim, rounded shoulders and body with a flattened profile, and a pontil mark on the bottom. Both flasks have two raised panels of raised decoration; one panel on each side. The decoration in both panels is the same for each flask. In the panel on one side of each flask is a cornucopia, coiled to the left, containing grapes, fruit, melons, and leaves. In the panel on the other side is a large, two-handled, footed urn made of five heavy vertical ribs, also containing grapes, fruit, melons, and leaves. A smooth raised rib outlines the outer edges of each flask, between the sides with the raised decoration. The bottom of figured flask .2 has an uneven surface due to a raised pontil mark.

Both flasks have light scratches and wear. On figured flask .1, this appears on the bottom and on the fruit in the raised cornucopia. On figured flask .2, this appears on the bottom and on all raised decoration on the side with the cornucopia.
Object number1945.1.1209.1-.2
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Figured Flask
    Unknown
    1820-1850
    1967.97.2
    Westford Glass Company
    1857-1873
    Figured Flask
    Coventry Glass Works
    about 1824
    Figured Flask
    Coventry Glass Works
    about 1824
    1953.65.1
    Westford Glass Company
    about 1860-1870
    1953.66.1
    Willington Glass Company
    1847-1872
    Figured Flask
    Coventry Glass Works
    1820-1830
    Figured Flask
    Chase family
    about 1835
    Figured Flask
    Unknown
    1847-1870
    Museum purchase, 1967.97.1  © 2005  The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Westford Glass Company
    1857-1873
    Figured Flask
    Willington Glass Company
    1850-1872
    Figured Flask
    Willington Glass Company
    1847-1872