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Decanter

Object Name:
Decanter
Object ID:
1965.013.202 a-b
Place of Origin:
United States
Date:
1820-1835
Description:
Decanter with stopper. Colorless glass, blown-in-mold. Barrel-shaped body, tapering neck and wide flat lip. Band of vertical ribbing on lower third. Band of alternating sunbursts with concentric rings in centers and diamond diaper around center of body. Band of diagonal ribbing slanting to the left (narrow)around shoulder. Band of vertical ribbing around neck. Base with rough pontil mark and rayed pattern (McKearin type VII-A). Three vertical mold seams. Stopper with spherical top. Diamond diaper band around center; bands of vertical ribbing around top and bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-9.55 Dia-4.5 inches
Provenance:
Collection of Mrs. Rogers.
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
Subjects:
Diamonds, Sunburst, Liquor
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