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Whiskey Jug and Stopper
Manufacturer: Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)
Date: Probably 1910-1919
Dimensions:
H (with stopper): 9 5/32 in. (23.3 cm); H (without stopper): 7 23/32 in. (19.6 cm); Max Body W: 4 9/16 in. (10.9 cm); Base Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Medium: Colorless glass. Jug: blank blown in a mold and finished by tooling. Stopper: probably pressed, cut.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Kirby, Jr.
Object number: 1963.40A-B
DescriptionLibbey no. 1136 pinch whiskey jug. Cut on the shoulder with six flutes with fine-notched edges and on the sides with three pentagon-shaped panels. Engraved on the panels with Libbey pattern no. 269: corn, barley, and rye. Underside of base cut with a sixteen-pointed even-rayed star. Cut with a fine diamond pattern. Shank ground and polished to fit decanter neck.
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