decanter

Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1820-1835

Place MadeEastern United States

TechniqueBlown-molded, applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 18 cm; Body Diam (max): 7.5 cm

Accession Number50.4.146

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionDecanter and Stopper. Lead glass, colorless; slender semibarrel, sloping shoulder, two applied triple-ring collars on unpatterned neck, wide flange; geometric pattern (GII-24): band of vertical ribs, five narrow bands -- diagonal ribs to right, diamond and half-diamonds, vertical ribs, diamond and half-diamonds, diagonal ribs to left --, band of vertical ribs, single horizontal rib between bands; base rayed to large plain center; rough pontil mark. Fitted with a pressed wheel-stopper.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31