Flask or canteen

1800-1850

Measurements

5 in x 4-1/4 in (dia) x 1-3/8 in

Materials

Pewter

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.978

Inscription

A "jelly label" pasted onto one side of the flask has a faint inscription that records ownership by Mary Corbit Warner as well as her address.  It reads in part, “[illegible] / flask Corbit / [illegible] / M. C. Warner / 908 Del. Ave.”

Condition Notes

The flask has darkened with "tin rust," a form of oxidation of the metal.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The flask or canteen is made of two molded halves soldered at the seam.  A hole for the slightly flared spout has been cut and the spout soldered in place.  A cork now fills the spout opening.  Small pewter straps soldered to each side provide anchors for a hanging cord.

The initials "BAB" are lightly scratched into the side of the canteen, perhaps identifying a one-time owner.