Half-pint flask 1830 - 1838

This "Half-pint flask" is a clear, light blue glass bottle with a molded profile of a man on the front, dating back to the 1830s. It is likely the bottle was used as a container for alcohol, and was produced in the Dyottville Glass Works, Pennsylvania. The flask’s oval shape and the decorative mold are characteristic of the early 19th-century American glass-blowing techniques. The flask is part of the decorative arts collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.