Collection Highlights
Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1850-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 14 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 37.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Colorless cut lead glass decanter with cylindrical body, sloping shoulders, and long cylindrical neck; two-sided pouring spout with curved notches on upper edges; cut decoration consists of bands of circles and ovals on neck and around base; wheel engraved grapevine band around middle; elongated ovoid stopper with pointed top cut with circles throughout.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.772b
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