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Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Manufacturer J. Hoare & Company (1868-1920)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1893-1900

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 38.4 cm; (a) Decanter H: 29.5 cm, D (shoulder): 12.5 cm, Foot Diam: 10.5 cm; (b) Stopper H: 14.9 cm, Diam (max): 5.5 cm

Accession Number88.4.15

Credit LineGift of M. H. Riviere

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses

Place Made

United States, NY, Corning

Physical DescriptionDecanter and Stopper. Colorless lead glass; blown, cut and engraved. Conical body with flat shoulders and narrow neck ending in double pouring lip. Inside of neck ground and polished for stopper; neck and shoulder cut into six flat panels; body into ten flat panels; polished engraving of urn and flowers on upper panels and of dolphins, a fountain and scrolls on lower panels; applied flattened spherical knop with cut circles around it at base of body; applied circular foot; floral design repeated on ten panels on upper surface of foot; lower surface of foot entirely ground and polished; "14" scratched on base. Stopper has lantern shaped knop cut in ten panels and engraved with flowers with a flattened sphere below decorated with cut circles; shank is ground and polished, "8" scratched on end.
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