decanter
Object NameDecanter
Made FromNon-Lead Glass
Date1790-1810
Place MadeBohemia
TechniqueFree-blown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm
Accession Number51.3.325
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDecanter. Colorless non-lead glass, of faint bluish tinge; free-blown and engraved. Conical body tapering into short neck with plain narrow flange, ground and polished pontil mark; decoration: at base of neck, circlet of alternate floral sprigs and fringed ovals having both ground and polished area; just below "shoulder", circlet repeated (larger size) from which depend alternate tassels and swags of polished ovals with floral motif of sunflower with buds and leaves at center.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
