Flask
1840–50
Medium
Free-blown molded amber glass
Dimensions
H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Classification
Flask
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Constance R. Brown, 1939
Accession Number
40.150.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant amber glass flask, crafted by the Baltimore Works around 1840–50, mid-19th American glassmaking ingenuity. Produced during a era of industrial expansion in the States, flasks like this essential for carrying whiskey or spirits, reflecting everyday life regional pride. Baltimore Glass Works, a leading Maryland, specialized in such utilitarian yet decorative objects, contributing to the city's reputation a glassmaking hub. The flask free-blown molded technique is a highlight: molten glass blown into a patterned mold— featuring a corn motif,oking America's agrarian heartland and cor...