"Wing-stoppered Decanter"

Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Maker George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1956

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueblown, tooled, ground, polished

Size(a,b) H: 32.1 cm; (a) H: 24.0 cm, D: 13.8 cm; (b) H: 12.2 cm D(max.): 4.9 cm

Accession Number97.4.114

Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, ground, polished. (a) Ovoid shape, long neck and flaring rim, ground and polished inside to fit stopper; lower part of body tooled to form solid circular base, ground and polished. (b) Stopper with solid, drop-shaped finial enclosing a tear-drop air bubble, top with a cut deep V-notch forming wings, cut and polished. Design no. SP904.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903)