Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1829-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 in. ( 26.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GIII-2, Type 2) with tapered ribbed neck with flanged lip, rounded shoulders molded with wide vertical ribbing swirles to right, and a cylindrical body with a panel embossed "WINE" within a wreath in a band of sunbursts in diamonds above vertical ribbing with a plain base with pontil mark; spherical ribbed stopper blown in a three-part mold (McKearin 16).
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.464ab
Marks
embossed: on side; "WINE"
Gallery Label
"Labeled qt. decanters" made at the Brooklyn Glass Works were advertised in Baltimore, MD in 1829.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
