"Whiskey Decanter"

Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Makerprobably George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1947

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueblown, tooled, ground, polished

Size(a,b) H: 26.7 cm; (a) H: 20.2 cm, D: 11.5 cm; (b) H: 10.3 cm W: 3.8 cm, D: 2.7 cm

Accession Number97.4.39

Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, ground, polished. (a) Barrel shape with long neck and slightly flaring rim, ground and polished inside to fit stopper, flat circular base ground and polished; ground and polished pontil mark; signed "Steuben/DD" in diamond-point script under base. Gummed paper label with typed number "7956" on side of neck. (b) Stopper with solid, conical finial enclosing a tear-drop air bubble, cut and polished vertically on two sides; shank of stopper ground and polished; engraved no. "13/DD". Design no. SP7956.
Provenance

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