Decanter and Stopper
Manufacturer: Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)
Date: 1820-1840
Dimensions:
with stopper: 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm)
without stopper: 8 1/8 × 2 3/16 × 3 1/2 in. (20.6 × 5.6 × 8.9 cm)
Medium: colorless glass
Place of Origin: probably Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.190A-B
DescriptionDecanter: blown in a mold (McKearin G.III-5) of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin Rayed Type VI.A). Upper portion of neck and flange lip sheared and tooled to shape. Three applied pulley rings with rigaree decoration around neck. Interior of neck rough-ground to receive a stopper. Rough, solid pontil mark.
Hollow stopper: blown in a three-piece mold (McKearin no. 6) and cracked off at lower end.
Capacity: one quart.
Hollow stopper: blown in a three-piece mold (McKearin no. 6) and cracked off at lower end.
Capacity: one quart.
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