Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1840-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. ( 31.8 x 11.7 cm )
Description
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; flaring lip and hexagonal cylindrical neck and body; angular hexagonal knop at base of neck; alternating panels on body are plain or cut with two rounded squares separated by two half-ovals; stopper is mushroom-shaped with hexagonal tapering sides and six-part design on top.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Object Number
1954.8