Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1790-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 in. ( 24.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless (with a purple-gray tint) blown and cut lead glass decanter with pressed glass stopper; bulbous form with sloping shoulders, tapered neck, flanged lip, and flat base with pontil mark; cut with flutes on neck, shoulders, and at base, 3 cut vertical bands on neck, and engraved band on body of alternating feather and branch motifs within two horizontal lines with saw-tooth decoration; pressed disk stopper with cut bull's eye (stopper may not be original).
Credit Line
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number
1911.67b
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





