Liqueur Decanter

Object NameDecanter with Stopper

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Maker Donald Pollard (American, 1924-1994)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1953

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueBlown, tooled, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 27.7 cm, Diam (max): 9.4 cm

Accession Number97.4.92

Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass Inc.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, ground, polished. (a) Ovoid body with flaring neck, ground and polished inside to fit stopper, flat circular base ground and polished, signed "Steuben" in diamond-point script under base. Gummed paper label with typed number "8043" on shoulder. (b) Stopper with solid, drop-shaped finial enclosing a tear-drop air bubble, top cut and ground at an angle; black ink number "8043", shank of stopper ground and polished, with and engraved no. "1".
Provenance

Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1997
Design Department, Steuben Glass