Decanter
- Object Name:
- Decanter
- Object ID:
- 1946.001.01 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Bohemia
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Decanter with Stopper. Colorless free blown glass with red overlay; copper wheel engraved decorations. Globular body with double baluster neck, flared rim and small ring foot. Inverted conical stopper. Wide band grape vine with leaves, tendrils and grapes etched and engraved around exterior of body beneath shoulder. Band of vertical ovals cut around lower half of body. Band of alternating horizontal and vertical ovals cut around shoulder; Two bands of opposing diagonal ovals cut on neck. One band of vertical ovals cut on neck beneath rim. Band of alternating horizontal and vertical ovals and band of vertical ovals cut around exterior of stopper. Polished pontil mark on bottom. Paper label with red border clipped corner, typed: "Couch" adhered to bottom.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-12.9 Dia-4.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Benjamin W. Couch
- People:
- Couch, Benjamin W.
- Subjects:
- Liquor, Wine, Glass blowing, Glass industry, Glass working, Glassblowing, Glassware, Glens, Grapes, Grapevines
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