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Decanter with stopper

Decanter with stopper
Object name 
Decanter with stopper
Date 
1820-1840
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 in. ( 18.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description 
Colorless lead glass small decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-15); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck with two double rigaree rings, 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 around concentric circles and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom (McKearin Rayed type VIIA); pontil mark; wheel-shaped stopper with circular indentation at center and rays around outside (McKearin plate 144, no. 21 or 24).
Credit Line 
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number 
1953.467ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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