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Decanter or bottle

Decanter or bottle
Object name 
Decanter or bottle
Date 
1820-1840
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 x 3 in. ( 17.8 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 
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1951.362
Gallery Label 
According to the accession records, this decanter was purchased at Ginsburg and Levy in January 1919 for $5.00.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.