Footed Decanter and Stopper

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Footed Decanter and Stopper

Place of OriginUnited States, probably Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date1815-1840

DimensionsH (with stopper): 27.0 cm (10 5/8 in.); H (without stopper): 20.5 cm (8 1/8 in.); Rim Diam: 6.0 cm (2 3/8 in.); Base Diam: 8.8 cm (3 15/32 in.)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1985.39A-B

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 3

DescriptionDecanter: blown and finished by tooling. Three applied tooled neck rings. Applied tooled foot. Large, slightly concave, polished pontil mark. Cut with a band of flats around the shoulder, a band of star diamonds with printies with blaze above, and half strawberry diamonds and a band of flats below. Stopper: blown and finished by tooling. Applied tooled shank, rough-ground to fit neck of decanter. Cut with a band of eight printies, a plain band below, and an eight-point star on top.Decanter: blown and finished by tooling. Three applied tooled neck rings. Applied tooled foot. Large, slightly concave, polished pontil mark. Cut with a band of flats around the shoulder, a band of star diamonds with printies with blaze above, and half strawberry diamonds and a band of flats below. Stopper: blown and finished by tooling. Applied tooled shank, rough-ground to fit neck of decanter. Cut with a band of eight printies, a plain band below, and an eight-pointed star on top.

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. 199, no. 193.