Collection Highlights
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
Probably Cont
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1800-1820
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 x 5 in. ( 24.1 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Colorless blown and cut lead glass decanter with pressed glass stopper; bulbous form with sloping shoulders cut with flutes at base and wide flutes at shoulders, tapered neck with three applied rings and flanged lip, and flat base with polished pontil mark; pressed stopper with ribbed mushroom-shaped top above round knop.
Credit Line
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number
1944.60
Gallery Label
Stylistically, this jug seems to date to 1800-1820, but the accession records dates the decanter to the late 19th century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
