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decanter

Object NameDecanter with Stopper
Glasshouse Benjamin Edwards
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1800
Place MadeNorthern Ireland, Ulster, Belfast
TechniqueDip-molded, blown
SizeOverall H: 28.3 cm, Diam (max): 10.5 cm
Accession Number50.2.30
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Rich's)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; dip-molded and blown. (a) Slender conical body tapering into short neck with beveled lip and two flat ribbon-collars; at bottom, band of dip-molded vertical ribs; on base, smooth disc center, narrow band with molded mark "B. EDWARDS BELFAST", outer rayed band. Plain disc stopper.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
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