decanter

Object NameDecanter

Makerprobably Vista Alegre

Maker Marinha Grande

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1825-1850

Place MadePortugal

Techniqueblown, pattern-molded

SizeH: 19 cm, D (max.): 9.7 cm

Accession Number74.3.35

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, pattern-molded. Barrel shape, flared rim, ground for a stopper, spreading neck with three trailed, rib-molded neck rings; bulbous body, tapered toward base; body molded in a three-part, full-size mold, with a bold pattern consisting of swirled gadrooning at base below a band of spirals, a horizontal ring and vertical ribs to rim; base with swirled ribs; flat bottom, polished pontil mark on underside.
Provenance

Source Dwight P. Lanmon (American, b. 1938)