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Pocket Flask

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1885

GUSN

GUSN-622

Description

Silver pocket flask. Concave body with a screw top that unfolds into a cup. Floral design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pocket flasks
silver (metal)
Flask, Pocket
Flask, Pocket

Maker

Meriden Britannia Co. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Meriden, CT, USA

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Number

1990.255

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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