Decanter

Object Name:

Decanter

Object ID:

1994.006.17 a-b

Date:

1967

Description:

Bottle, ceramic, souvenir, liquor, (.a), with ceramic and cork top (.b). Porcelain. Bottle in shape of State of New Hampshire map with D shaped handle present. Molded blue bottle, with decorations in green, blue, black, yellow, purple. Decorations include state seal, state bird, state flower and opposite side decorations include a map includes lakes, and mountains. Contents described as 4/5 quart of 86 proof Beam 110 month old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Maker's mark stamped in raised letters on base, "CREATION OF JAMES B. BEAM / DISTILLING CO / KY-DRB-230 / GENUINE REGAL CHINA / c C. MILLER 196". Broken tax stamp at top. Cap in shape of face of Old Man of the Mountain. Stamped on cork, "PORTUGAL".

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain
Cork

Dimensions:

H-13.5 W-6.1 D-2.3 Dia-1.5 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

People:

Chworowsky, Jane (1929-1993)

Subjects:

Bottles, Ceramics, Cork, Lakes & ponds, Lilacs, Liquor, Maps, Mountains, New Hampshire, Porcelain, Purple finch, Souvenirs, State seal (NH), Old Man of the Mountain