Decanter and Stopper

Place of OriginProbably England; possibly Ireland

Date1810-1830

DimensionsH (with stopper): 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); H (without stopper): 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); Rim Diam: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); Base W: 6.9 cm (2 23/32 in.); Base L: 7.2 cm ( 2 27/32 in.)

MediumDecanter: colorless lead glass; stopper: colorless non-lead glass. Glass mold blown, tooled, ground, polished.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1971.72A-B

Not on View

DescriptionDecanter blown in a mold of four vertical sections (like McKearin G.II-28) and a plain base plate. Neck, rim, and spout tooled to shape and sheared. Interior of neck rough ground to receive a stopper. Remains of a rough pontil mark within the center of a large, shallow polished area. Capacity: 1 pint. Stopper: blown in a mold, then the six printies crudely cut; polished and the closed shank rough ground to fit the neck of a 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. 800, no. 1361.