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- Pitcher Created from Calabash Bottle Pattern, 1845-1869 -
- 1845-1869
- Collections - Artifact
Pitcher Created from Calabash Bottle Pattern, 1845-1869
- Calabash Bottle, 1845-1860 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride, appealed to America's common man. This calabash -- a gourd-like form popular in the mid-19th century -- contains an image of a sheaf of grain. This symbol of agriculture also may allude to the flask's content of grain-based alcohol.
- 1845-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Calabash Bottle, 1845-1860
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride, appealed to America's common man. This calabash -- a gourd-like form popular in the mid-19th century -- contains an image of a sheaf of grain. This symbol of agriculture also may allude to the flask's content of grain-based alcohol.
- Calabash Bottle, 1850-1855 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. The sheaf of grain on one side of the flask represents America's agricultural bounty. The tree found on the back may have been purely decorative.
- 1850-1855
- Collections - Artifact
Calabash Bottle, 1850-1855
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. The sheaf of grain on one side of the flask represents America's agricultural bounty. The tree found on the back may have been purely decorative.