Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1820-1840 or 1920-1950
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/4 x 4 in. ( 27.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Aquamarine 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
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.172ab
Gallery Label
The unusual color and lack of wear of this decanter suggest that it may be a twentieth century reproduction.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
