decanter
Object NameDecanter and Stopper
Manufacturer
J. Hoare & Company
(1868-1920)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1893-1900
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
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)
Exhibitions
Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses
On ViewCrystal City Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
Marilynn Himes Riviere
- 1988-05-11
The set originally belonged to Diamond Jim Brady and was purchased by the donor’s grandparents at the 1917 sale of Brady’s estate.
The set originally belonged to Diamond Jim Brady and was purchased by the donor’s grandparents at the 1917 sale of Brady’s estate.
Former Collection
James "Diamond Jim" Buchanan Brady
- 1917
The set originally belonged to Diamond Jim Brady and was purchased by the donor’s grandparents at the 1917 sale of Brady’s estate. I feel that this may be Hoare's exhibition set, purchased by Brady at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, which he is known to have visited several times or in 1898 when he bought his house.
The set originally belonged to Diamond Jim Brady and was purchased by the donor’s grandparents at the 1917 sale of Brady’s estate. I feel that this may be Hoare's exhibition set, purchased by Brady at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, which he is known to have visited several times or in 1898 when he bought his house.
about 1850-1880
