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Decanter and stopper

Decanter and stopper
Object name 
Decanter and stopper
Date 
1820-1840
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 x 4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 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