Flask, circa 1830

Artifact

Flask (Bottle)

Date Made

circa 1830

Creators

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Massachusetts, Sandwich 

Creator Notes

Possibly made by Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Keywords

Flasks (Bottles) 

Bottles 

Glassware 

Dueling 

Stars 

Trees 

Object ID

76.40.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. Preston R. Bassett.

Material

Glass (Material)
Blown glass
Mold-blown glass

Technique

Glassblowing
Blow molding

Color

Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 8.0 in

Width: 4.25 in

Length: 2.125 in

Weight: 11.2 oz

Inscriptions

etched on front, near bottom: John Bull Mons' Tomson / Joseph W. Hastings / Sandwich / Mass. /Oct. 25th, 1827 etched on back: MAY IT PROVE LIKE THE WIDOWS CURSE / NEVER / M / T