Violin Scroll Flask / Whiskey Flask, Iron Pontil, Near MINT COND. Pre-Civil War

Description

Violin Scroll Flask, Iron Pontil, Pre-Civil War WHISKEY FLASK
Not a Reproduction
Near Mint Condition
6 7/8" Tall x 4 3/4" Wide
Here is a very nice condition example of a late 1840s to 1850s decorative flask referred to as a "scroll flask" by most collectors. These were reportedly made by various glass works on the Eastern Seaboard though most are usually attributed primarily to that era's glass factories in the Pittsburgh area.
This flask has the typical "sheared" finish/lip which was almost always a cracked-off lip (i.e., the blowpipe was cracked off from the bottle neck after application of the pontil rod) that was more or less reheated to smooth it out and make it less dangerous.  The bottom has a blowpipe style (aka "open") pontil scar.
This example has a wavy, 3D glass surface of a nice aqua marine coloration; it is in near mint condition with no chips, cracks, pot stone bruises, staining, etc.  A better (aqua) example would be hard to find.