decanter

Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Made FromLead Glass

Date1850-1875

TechniqueBlown, overlay, cut

Size(a&b) H: 12 1/2", W (base): 3"

Accession Number62.3.18

Credit LineGift of Miss M. G. Deavenport

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Europe; probably France

Physical DescriptionColorless, blue lead glasses; blown, overlay, cut. (a) Tapered form, blue overlay on colorless; tall, tapering neck with panel cutting; bulbous ring, with short length of panel-cut neck above; ground for stopper; rounded shoulders, tapered below, with cut rounded panels at the base; seven-sided base, the bottom covered with cut hexagonal table-facets and triangular facets. (b) Tapered, panel-cut form, with flat top cut to match the bottom of (a); waisted, panel-cut neck; cut, tapered shank with polished flat bottom; scratched "y".
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