COLLECTION NAME:
Massachusetts Historic Bottles Collection
Record
Accession number:
UMAG00040
Collection Name:
UMass Archaeological Services Bottle Collection
Site name:
Ephraim Skerry House/March St. detour
Complex title:
Skerry House
Site date:
17th, 18th, 19th centuries
Modern location:
Salem, Massachusetts
UMAS identifier:
UM103 - 14.35
Artifact name:
Masonic Eagle Flask
Artifact function:
liquor
Artifact form:
flask
Artifact material:
glass
Image view description:
Base of flask fragment with seams visible
Artifact condition:
2 fragments; partial lower bottle and base & neck and finish
Seam locations:
side and base
Embossing description:
Eagle
Embossing location:
front and base
Artifact color:
amber
Bottle finish type:
straight applied taper
Bottle closure type:
specialized
Pontil scar presence:
y
Manufacturing techniques:
two-piece hinge mold
Artifact date:
19th century
Artifact terminus ante quem:
1815
Artifact repository:
UMass Archaeology Services
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
