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Pierce

Object NameDecanter and Stopper in "Pierce" Pattern

Engraverprobably Haughwout and Dailey

Manufacturer(blank) probably Brooklyn Flint Glass Works (1840-1868)

Retailer Haughwout and Dailey

Made FromLead Glass

Date1853-1860

Techniqueblown, engraved, cut

Size(a,b) H: 36.1 cm; (a) H: 29.8 cm, D(max): 8 cm; (b) H: 9.4 cm

Accession Number75.4.55

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Dining at the White House: two centuries of Presidential tableware

Place Made

United States, NY, New York City (retailed)

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, engraved, cut. (a) Tall, club-like shape; faceted rim; tall, tapered neck, panel-cut; sides engraved with a version of the Great Seal of the United States, an eagle with upraised wings above a shield containing stars and bars, against a ribbon inscribed "E PLURIBUS/UNUM"; band of grapes and leaves on the reverse; panel-cut on the lower part of the sides; star-cut, polished, flat base. (b) Hollow, tapered shape, top cut with four concave facets, coming together in a point, sides engraved with a continuous vine of grapes and leaves; facet-cut neck; polished, tapered shank; scratched "7" on bottom.
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