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Object NameWine Decanter with Pewter Mounts
Made FromPresumably Non-Lead Glass, Pewter
Date1700-1799
Place MadeEurope; possibly Netherlands; possibly Germany
TechniqueFree-blown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm, W: 7.8 cm, D: 11.8 cm
Accession Number51.3.231
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Story of American Glass
Our Glass Heritage
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionWine Decanter with Pewter Mounts. Colorless, presumably non-lead glass; free-blown and engraved, pewter mounts. Flattened ovoid body, slender cylindrical neck spreading slightly at plain rim with tiny lip, flaring circular foot, rough pontil mark; applied broad strap handle attached below rim and at shoulder in long end with curled tip; engraved decoration: on wide sides, stylized double floral-quatrefoil and, on ends, vertical spray of leaves and flower. Pewter mounts: hinged cover on mouth, and wide sloping rim on foot.Provenance
Source
Ann Wachtell
- 1951-04-18
