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American Flint Glass Manufactory (1764–1774)
Henry William Stiegel (1729–1785)
Pocket bottle
1769–74
Northeast, Manheim, Pennsylvania, America
American
Blown pattern-molded glass
H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Gift of Frederick W. Hunter, 1914
14.74.17
Henry William Stiegel, who operated the American Flint Glass Manufactory from 1765 to 1774, was the first successful producer of glass tableware that was the equal of European imports. The diamond-daisy pattern in this amethyst-colored pocket flask was probably made by Stiegel; the pattern was not used by European glassmakers.
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