Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1954.83ab
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter with stopper; flange lip, narrow baluster-shaped neck, and tapering cylindrical body; neck hexagonal, with facets at bulge and separated from body with ring and two steeply sloping steps; body covered in diamond grid with lager diamonds at bottom; sunburst cut beneath base; stopper is inverted cone shape cut with hexagonal pyramid at top, wide band of diamonds, and slight swelling near base; elongated bubble inside stopper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.