Decanter
- Object Name:
- Decanter
- Object ID:
- 2006.035
- Creator:
- Royal Halburton
- Date:
- 1976
- Description:
- Decanter. Commemorative, liquor, commissioned by the Bektash Temple, Concord, NH, to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial, 1976. Cream-colored porcelain, in shape of state of New Hampshire. Green background, gray base. Obverse: man dressed in black, on white (unglazed) horse, carrying black rifle; gold crescent moon and four stars; gold lettering below: "BEKTASH TEMPLE". Reverse: Shrine emblem (scimitar, crescent moon, and star) in gold; white lettering: "BEKTASH / TEMPLE / CONCORD N H"; and black on gold lettering below: "A.A.O.N.M.S". Red and blue numerals on each end of base: "1776" on left and "1976" on right. Raised lettering on bottom: "OMB LIQUOR BOTTLE / N0-61 1976 / ROYAL HALBURTON / CHINA ". Removable stopper (B), porcelain and cork, in shape of top section of state, green with gold Masonic symbol on front and back (compass, square, and "C").
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-10.5 W-6.5 D-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Royal Halburton China for Old Mr. Boston Distillery. Commissioned by the Bektash Temple with assistance from the New Hampshire Liquor Commission. Sold only to members of the Bektash Temple. Not part of the "N.H. Series" of decanters commissioned by the Liquor Commission.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Masonic organizations, Swords, Stars, Moon, Horses
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