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Collection Highlights

Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
Original Owner: John Butler Snook

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Decanter with stopper

Decanter with stopper
Object name 
Decanter with stopper
Date 
1810-1830
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description 
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; short cylindrical neck and flaring lip; long, sloping shoulders decorated with step cutting; slightly bulbous barrel-shaped body cut with fourteen panels; cut with rays beneath base; mushroom-shaped stopper cut with rays extending from center to perimeter.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Object Number 
1954.85ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.