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Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Engraver Augustus W. Haselbauer (Bohemian, 1846-1893)

Manufacturer Hoare & Dailey

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1877

Place Madeprobably United States, NY, Corning

TechniqueBlown, tooled, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 33.7 cm; (a) Decanter H: 28.4 cm, Diam: 11.5 cm; (b) Stopper H: 11.4 cm, Diam: 3.9 cm

Accession Number83.4.161 B

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wyckoff, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935

Steuben County: A Sense of Time, A Sense of Space

On ViewCrystal City Gallery

Physical DescriptionDecanter and Stopper. Colorless lead glass; blown, tooled, engraved. Ovoid shape body, long narrow neck, high pouring spout with handle opposite; neck cut with diamond facets; body engraved with depiction of a three car train: coal burning engine with "18" on the pressure dome, "BEAVER" under the window; coal tender marked "F.B.C.CO." and passenger car labeled "WAGNER'S DRAWING ROOM CAR" above windows and "DUTCHESS" on door; monogram of entwined "JGM" below train; inscription in script on opposite side: "Corning, NY Dec 10th 1877," round flat foot cut underneath with sunburst. (b) Ball shape, facet cut on top, long shoulder.
Provenance

Source Mrs. George M. Wyckoff Jr. - 1983-12-31

Source George M. Wyckoff Jr. - 1983-12-31

Former Collection George J. Magee