Museum Collections
Luce Center
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.




