Decanter and Stopper

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Date1865-1875

DimensionsH (with stopper): 13 5/16 in. (33.8 cm); H (without stopper): 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 15/32 in. (6.3 cm); Base Diam: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Hugh J. Smith, Jr.

Object number

1948.23A-B

Not on View

DescriptionDecanter: pressed upside down by the "shut-and-cut" method in a female mold of four vertical sections bearing the Washington pattern with a plain cylinder above, with a base plate that formed the top of the lip, by a plain male plunger that formed the interior. The cylinder below the pattern was then reheated, tooled, shut, and cut to form the base. Neck ground to receive a stopper. Capacity: 1 quart. Solid stopper: pressed upright, probably in a mold of two vertical sections, with a cap ring and cylinder above, which was closed after removal from the mold and reheated to form the top of the stopper. Bottom end ground and polished to fit decanter.

Published ReferencesWilson, 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. 488, no. 805.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, The New England Glass Company, 1818-1888, exh. cat., Toledo, Ohio, 1963, p. 76, no. 237.