Decanter and Stopper

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Decanter and Stopper

Manufacturer Bryce Brothers Company (American, 1882-1891, 1896-1965)

Date1926

DimensionsH (with stopper): 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); H (without stopper): 8 21/32 in. (22.0 cm); Rim Diam: 2 5/32 in. (5.5 cm); Base Diam: 3 3/4 in. (9.55 cm)

MediumBlown and tooled glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Dr. Alexander Silverman

Object number

1927.9A-B

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DescriptionDecanter: green glass; stopper: colorless glass. Bryce no. 1104 decanter, Block-optic. Decanter: blown in a mold and then optic-molded with block pattern. Neck and lip tooled to shape. Interior of neck ground and polished to fit stopper. Stopper: blown in a mold and finished by tooling. Large, shallow, concave, polished pontil mark. Lower 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. 750, no. 1287.