Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1840-1860
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 11 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 29.8 x 10.5 cm )
Description
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; flaring lip and hexagonal cylindrical neck and body; angular hexagonal knop at base of neck; alternating panels on body are plain or cut with two rounded squares separated by two half-ovals; stopper is hexagonal tapering double baluster with elongated bubble inside.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Object Number
1954.87ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
