Flask

Art Historical Context

This elegant flask, crafted by the Dyottville Glass Works around 1848, exemplifies-19th-century American glassmaking ingenuity. Produced in Philadelphia, a hub of industrial glass production, Dyott was renowned for its pictorial flasks—utilitarian yet decorative vessels often carried in pockets for whiskey or medicine. Standing at 8¼ inches tall, this gray glass example reflects the era's blend of functionality and folk artistry, now housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing. The flask's free-blown molded technique is a highlight: molten glass was blown into a patterned mold, c...