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Flask

Object number96.14.35

Datec. 1863

OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MediumGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionAqua blown molded glass flask. Horseshoe-shaped form with cylindrical neck with ring collar. Pattern of thirteen stars above clasped hands on shield with oval below, and reverse shoes eagle with shield and banner.Dimensions7.75 x 4.5 in. (19.7 x 11.4 cm)
InscriptionsRelief lettering on bottom, L&W.
Label TextDrinking from this Civil War era flask signaled one’s political beliefs as the clasped hands on the front symbolize “union.” Lorenz and Wightman, Pittsburgh

Related institution Republican Party (United States, founded 1854)

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