Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter or bottle
Object name
Decanter or bottle
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 in. ( 18.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Olive-amber green glass decanter or bottle blown in a full-size three-part mold (McKearin GIII-16) with a tapered cylindrical neck with a hand-tooled flared lip, barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders molded with a geometric design consisting of vertical ribbing above and below a two-part band of diagonal ribbing over alternating panels of sunburst and diamond diapering, and a flat molded base (McKearin Rayed Type VI-A) with pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.472
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
