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Flask

Object number93.132.7

Date1858-1870

Possible OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MediumGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. W.H.R. Hilliard

DescriptionBlown-molded blue-green glass flask. Design consists of an image of a walking traveler wearing cap carrying a bag on a pick and a walking stick; eagle with unmarked banner holding a shield and arrows above a large unmarked oval on reverse.Dimensions7.75 x 4.25 in. (19.7 x 10.8 cm)
Inscriptions"FOR PIKE'S PEAK"
Label TextIn the 1858, gold was discovered in the Pike’s Peak district in what is now Colorado. This discovery led to the Colorado gold rush of 1859.

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