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Wine Decanter with Women and Grapes

Object NameDecanter

Artist Dan Dailey (American, b. 1947)

Studio Massachusetts College of Art (f. 1973)

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Ebony, Metal

Date1974

Place MadeUnited States, MA, Amesbury

TechniqueBlown, tooled, hot applications, hand carved

SizeOverall H: 42.6 cm, Diam: 10.8 cm

Accession Number87.4.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Thirty Years of New Glass, 1957-1987

Dan Dailey: Simple Complexcities in Drawings and Glass, 1972-1987

Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine

On ViewGather Gallery

Physical DescriptionWine Decanter. Deep violet non-lead glass; blown, tooled, hot applications, machined metal parts, hand carved ivory and ebony. (a) Vertical stoppered bottle; stepped metal rim flanking collar topping tall narrow neck, two small carved female nudes with black hair leaning one arm on the rim and dangling a bunch of metal grapes from the other, their pointed toes touch the sharply angled, broad shoulder of bottle which curves down and tapers in slightly to waist, body opens forth to second waist, and swells slightly to meet hollow, broad bun foot; inscribed: "Daily"; (b) tear-drop shape with overall pattern of pointed prunts, solid narrowed end has metal collar that fits into metal rim.
Provenance

Source Theo Portnoy Gallery - 1987-01-22