"Sherry Decanter"
Object NameDecanter and Stopper
Maker
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(1903-)
Maker
George Thompson
(American, 1913-1981)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1957
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, tooled, ground, polished
Size(a,b) H: 26.4 cm; (a) H: 19.4 cm, D: 14.3 cm; (b) H: 10.1 cm D(max.): 3.5 cm
Accession Number97.4.75
Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, ground, polished. (a) Flattened, circular shape with flaring neck, ground and polished inside to fit stopper, flat circular base ground and polished, signed "Steuben" in diamond-point script under base. (b) Stopper with solid, cylindrical finial enclosing a tear-drop air bubble, top cut and ground flat; shank of stopper ground and polished. Design no. SP916.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903)
