decanter
Object NameDecanter with Liverpool Crest
Manufacturer
Bank Quay Glass Works
Manufacturer
Perrin, Geddes & Co.
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1805
Place MadeEngland, Warrington
Techniqueblown, engraved, cut
SizeOverall H: 30.5 cm
Accession Number51.2.262
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionHeavy clear glass; wear marks at base; blown, engraved and heavily cut. (a) Short and broad cylindrical body, sloping shoulder, cylindrical neck with flaring rim. Cut overall pattern: multi pointed star at base, base ring scalloped, plain relief diamonds between rings on body, swirling flutes in relief on shoulder, neck is paneled between flange-like rings and stepped disks, rim scalloped in plain relief diamonds. Ball knop of finial cut in plain relief diamonds, bottom part paneled. On the body a panel showing a bird with a branch in its beak, shell motifs at the four corners. (b) Conical stopper with angular knop and stemmed ball knop finial.Provenance
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