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Decanter with stopper: Green-Blue

Decanter with stopper: Green-Blue
Object name 
Decanter with stopper: Green-Blue
Date 
1840-1860
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description 
Emerald green mold-blown glass decanter with wide flange lip, short cylindrical neck, nearly horizontal shoulder, cylindrical body with twelve ribs twisted to the right, ground heel, and ground and polished pontil mark; stopper has spherical top with pattern of twisted ribs.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1952.232ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.