Quart Bottle
One side of the flask bears an American eagle with a scroll in its beak above a shield and arrows. On the reverse side of the flask, a shield is surrounded by laurel sprays and thirteen stars. Within the shield is a traditional Masonic emblem of two clasped hands above a square and compass. The clasped hands with square and compass is also said to have been the insignia of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
Artwork Details
- Title: Quart Bottle
- Maker: A. R. Samuels
- Date: 1865–70
- Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Free-blown molded aquamarine glass
- Dimensions: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
- Object Number: 10.109.25
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Possibly A. R. Samuels
1860–70
Probably decorated by Thomas Tucker (1812–1890)
1828–38
Thomas Fletcher (American, Alstead, New Hampshire 1787–1866 New Jersey)
1830–40
Thomas Fletcher (American, Alstead, New Hampshire 1787–1866 New Jersey)
1825
Tucker Factory (American, 1826–1838)
1828–36
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