decanter

Object NameDecanter and Stopper

Cutter/Maker Harrach Glasshouse (f. 1712)

Decorator Workshop of Friedrich Egermann (Bohemian, 1777-1864)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1830-1840

TechniqueBlown, cut, stained

SizeOverall H: 23 cm, Diam (max): 11.2 cm

Accession Number2021.3.10

Credit LineGift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

decorated in Bohemia, Novy Bor (Haida); manufactured and cut in Bohemia, Novy Svet (Neuwelt)

Physical DescriptionDecanter and Stopper. Colorless non-lead glass, transparent blue stain; blown, cut, stained. The decanter has a slightly tapered, cylindrical body with slanted shoulders. Its concave neck has two raised neck rings and flaring top. The waisted section below the main body terminates in a flared, petal-cut foot. The sides of the body contain cut vertical panels of crosshatched octagonal bosses alternating with tiny pyramids stained in transparent blue. The panels alternate with vertical, blue-stained cut ribs and there is an undecorated oval panel on the front. The underside of the foot has cut diamonds in a radial pattern, all partly stained in blue. The mushroom-shaped stopper has a petal edge, and its top is cut with diamonds in a radial pattern, partly stained in blue; the shank is polished and tapered.
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