decanter

Object NameDecanter with Stopper

Makerpossibly Brooklyn Flint Glass Works (1840-1868)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1825-1845

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown

Size(a,b) H: 28.2 cm, D: 11.9 cm; (a) H: 21.3 cm, D: 11.9 cm; (b) H: 9.8 cm, D: 5.7 cm

Accession Number96.4.226

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; mold-blown. Cylindrical body with rounded shoulders and long neck with everted rim, ground on inside to fit stopper. Blown in a full-size mold for pattern and shape, with 3 vertical mold seams running from neck to base. Pattern consists of vertical ribs on neck, swirled vertical ribs on shoulder, a sunburst and diamond pattern on body with the word "WINE" on one side, vertical panels near bottom, plain base with rough pontil mark. Spherical stopper is also mold-blown with molded sunburst on top and swirled ribs around sides, hollow shank ground to fit neck.
Provenance

Source Lawrence Jessen - 1996-12-03