Lot 283

GI-80 LAFAYETTE - CLINTON PORTRAIT / HISTORICAL FLASK

Estimate: $200 - $400
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GI-80 LAFAYETTE - CLINTON PORTRAIT / HISTORICAL FLASK, medium to deep olive amber, pint, obverse embossed "LA FAYETTE / (bust) / T.S.", reverse embossed "DE WITT CLINTON / (bust) / COVENTRY / C-T", plain mouth, rough pontil mark. Thomas Stebbins, Coventry Glassworks (1815-1848), Coventry, Connecticut. 1820-1848. 7 1/4" H.
Literature: McKearin/Wilson - American Bottles & Flasks, pp. 544, 545.
Provenance: From the collection of Donald Putterman, San Francisco, CA.

Condition

Proof. Having a couple minor underfills a minute spot of roughness to the mouth, having an interior swirl around the body, all as made.