decanter

Object NameSunburst Cut Decanter and Stopper

Manufacturer J. Hoare & Company (1868-1920)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1880-1890

TechniqueBlown, cut

SizeOverall H: 30.6 cm; (a) Decanter H: 24.9 cm, Diam: 10.1 cm; (b) Stopper H: 9.85 cm, DIam: 3.9 cm

Accession Number2001.4.16

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, NY, Corning

Physical DescriptionSunburst Cut Decanter and Stopper. Colorless lead glass; blown and cut; long tapering neck with smoothly cut top rim, ground and polished on interior for stopper; neck is cut with six vertical panels extending down to tooled shoulder; spherical body is cut with three oval sunbursts, surrounded by diamond with diamond sections in between on shoulders and lower part of body; applied circular foot with cut scalloped edge and cut in sunburst underneath. Stopper has spherical top cut in diamond flutes, and long shank.
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