decanter
Object NameSegmented Decanter with 4 Stoppers
Manufacturerprobably
Falcon Glassworks of Apsley Pellatt & Co.
Made FromLead Glass, Enameled Foil
Dateabout 1819
Place MadeEngland, probably London
TechniqueBlown, Cut, Encased Enameled Foil
SizeOverall H: 23.4 cm, Diam (max): 12 cm
Accession Number2001.2.8
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Roses in Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, encased enameled foil. The decanter is blown of colorless glass and tooled into four equal compartments. Each is opening into the flat, faceted rim and closed by a cut stopper resembling a feather. The ovoid body has a main register alternating facet-cut and sulphide-decorated panels. The circular foot is deeply cut with a star under the base. A FRENCH LIQEUR DECANTER divided into four departments, each with a cut feather stopper, the lower part enclosing colored enamel incrustation of a dove, a rose, a landscape and St George on horseback, on a ground of relief diamonds, 9".Provenance
Source
Dena K. Tarshis
(d. 2009) - 2001-12-28
Source
Dr. Julius Tarshis
(d. 2006) - 2001-12-28
