Decanter and Stopper
Decanter and Stopper
ManufacturerProbably
Brooklyn Flint Glass Works
(American, 1823-1868)
Place of Originprobably Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date1829-1840
Dimensionswith stopper: 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm)
without stopper: 8 7/16 × 2 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (21.5 × 5.5 × 9.5 cm)
without stopper: 8 7/16 × 2 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (21.5 × 5.5 × 9.5 cm)
Mediumcolorless glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1917.187
Not on View
DescriptionBlown in the same mold and in the same manner as decanter 1917.186.
Label TextThree-mold glass decanters were made in quart, pint, and half-pint capacities. A plate could be inserted into the mold with a molded label proclaiming what the decanter was to be used for—in this case, rum. The mold could be reused with a different plate to produce a decanter labeled for wine, brandy, or other spirits.Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., "New Discoveries in American Glass, 1760-1930," Antiques, vol. 144, December 1993, pp. 808-817, repr. p. 809, pl. III, right; pp. 812-813.
Wilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 220, no. 241.
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