Decanter
- Object Name:
- Decanter
- Object ID:
- 1968.039.01 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Probably Ireland or Scotland
- Date:
- 1780
- Description:
- Decanter with stopper - Clear glass, free-blown. Flat base with row of recessed arches 1.25" high at base. Slopes toward narrow neck, flat, uneven rim. Clear, lozenge-type stopper. Smoothed pontil. Fine condition.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-10.9 Dia-4.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Decanter belonged to great grandfather of Willie Clarence Richardson, a 7th lineal descendant of Hannah Dustin and the first male child not to bear the Dustin name. Family history is that Great Grandfather Richardson used this bottle for his "bitters". Willie Clarence Richardson was born in Suncook, NH, 10/19/1868; married Mabel Harvey, Lebanon, aunt to donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of E. Florence Patch
- People:
- Patch, E. Florence
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