Figure 22 Flask, John W. Thompson, Morgantown, West Virginia,
ca. 1820 1840. Earthenware. H. 6 3/4". (Private
collection; photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
This flask, impressed Thompson, has a beveled lip that was used
extensively
in Morgantown. A third example of a Morgantown flask, showing a simpler
lip, is in the Smithsonian Institution and
is labeled a tickler, or pint flask. |