Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
ca. 1750
1902.3
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter
Object name
Decanter
Date
1825-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/8 x 4 in. ( 20.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-5); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a band of diagonal ribs; three repeat patterns of sunburst and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom; pontil mark.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number
1965.773a
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
