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Decanter and Stopper

Decanter and Stopper

Manufacturer: Keene (Marlboro Street) Glass Works (American, 1814-1841)
Date: 1815-1817 (if Keene) or 1817-1825 (if elsewhere)
Dimensions:
H with stopper 21.7 cm (8 17/32 in.); H without stopper 17.1 cm (6 23/32 in.); D rim 5.2 cm (2 1/32 in.); D base 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Medium: Deep purple-blue lead glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1959.59
DescriptionDecanter: blown in a mold (McKearin G.II-7) of three vertical sections and a plain base plate. Neck and lip sheared and tooled to shape. Interior of neck rough-ground to receive stopper. Small, rough, solid pontil mark. Capacity: 1 pint. Wheel stopper (McKearin no. 21): pressed.
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