Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanters (pair) with stoppers
Object Number:
1944.59ab
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 12 x 3 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
A pair of colorless cut lead glass footed decanters with globular bodies long, narrow cylindrical necks, and flange lip; neck cut into hexagonal form; body has copper wheel engraved decoration consisting of a band of circles separated from one another by parallel lines above a wide band of diamond diapering with alternating circles and stars; circular base has sunburst on reverse; stopper is hexagonal cone with outcurving sides, tapering stem, and bubble inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
