Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1953.461cd
Date:
1820-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 in. ( 26.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass decanter blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GIII-2, Type 1) with tapered ribbed neck with flanged lip, rounded shoulders molded with wide vertical ribbing swirles to right, and a cylindrical body with band of sunbursts in diamonds above vertical ribbing with a plain base with pontil mark; pressed disc stopper with rays (McKearin 25).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
