"Sherry Decanter"

Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Maker George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1957

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)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States

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.
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