Decanter and Stopper

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Decanter and Stopper

Place of OriginPossibly New England

Date1820-1840

DimensionsH (with stopper): 10 13/32 in. (26.4 cm); H (without stopper): 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Rim Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Base Diam: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1971.66A-B

Not on View

DescriptionDecanter: blown in a mold (uncharted by McKearin of three vertical sections and a base plate bearing a circle of twenty-seven pointed toothlike projections, its outer edge joining the twenty-seven vertical ribs on the body. Upper portion of neck and flange lip sheared and tooled to shape. Rough, solid pontil mark. Interior of neck rough-ground to receive a stopper. Capacity: 1 quart. Wheel stopper: pressed. Shank rough-ground.

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. 215, no. 228.