We'll be highlighting items from our collection as we commemorate America's 250th this year.

Shown here is a glass whiskey decanter from the 1830s-40s. While glass pocket flasks date to the 1700s, by the 1820s, advancements in mold-blown glass production allowed images like George Washington and the American Eagle to be mass-produced. This bottle is especially remarkable because it's one of the few surviving objects that actually belonged to the Root family. It's interesting to imagine these patriotic symbols making their way to the Marietta frontier so many years ago. This bottle is on display in the Family Parlor at the William Root House.