Decanter
- Object Name:
- Decanter
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.16 a-b
- Date:
- circa 1970
- Description:
- Bottle, ceramic souvenir, liquor, (.a), with ceramic and cork top. (.b). Bottle in shape of Old Man of the Mountain, in gray, with gold base. Circular seal of old man, encircled by text, "STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / LIVE FREE OR DIE". Contents described as 4/5 quart of 90 proof Ezra Brooks 12 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Maker's mark on base, "HERITAGE CHINA / c1970 / RH.5 / EZRA BROOKS".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Cork - Dimensions:
- H-10.5 W-5.75 D-4.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS. The Chworowsky estate included Hampshire Pottery pieces, as well as many other NH and non-NH collectibles.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
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