Collection Highlights
Study for "Carmen Jones"
1944
2001.104
Watercolor and graphite on paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 5/8 x 3 in. ( 21.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GII-18); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck encircled by three double rings with rigaree decoration, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a wide band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a wide band of diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; bottom molded with diamond ring (McKearin diamond type XIV); pontil mark; stopper has sunburst at top, band of diamond diapering, and vertical ribs around bottom (McKearin plate 144, no. 3).
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.463cd
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
