decanter
Object NameDecanter with Portraits of Lincoln and Grant, with Stopper
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Company
(f. 1892)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1904-1910
Place MadeUnited States, OH, Toledo
TechniqueBlown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 33.8 cm, W: 14.8 cm
Accession Number82.4.16
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Heads of State
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionDecanter with Stopper. Colorless lead glass; blown and engraved. (a) Oval shape with double lipped rim; obverse with heavily engraved portraits of Abraham Lincoln reverse of Ulysses Grant each in a wreath on opposite sides below eagle and bunting; marked Libbey in a circle on base. (b) Stopper with spherical knob engraved with scrolls; long neck; pattern on stopper neck matches that on decanter neck, marked Libbey.Provenance
Source
Carl Nelson
- 1982-05-20
