decanter
Object NameDecanter with Stopper
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1790
Place MadeIreland; England
TechniqueBlown, Cut, Engraved
SizeOverall H: 33.5 cm, Diam (max): 10.75 cm
Accession Number50.2.28 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Bottles of the World (Sekai no hei)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDark colorless lead glass; blown, cut and engraved. (a) Slender ovoid body tapering at top into short neck with plain spreading lip and, at bottom, to applied hollow, molded pedestal foot with low dome on square base; decoration: engraved and polished, freely drawn, bees and flowers with sweeping stems and leaves, flat cut "honey-comb" facets on neck and circlet of long ovals at bottom; ends of flower petals unpolished. (b) Lozenge stopper with notched edge and, on face, row of flat facets forming plain polygon center.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
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