Decanter and Stopper

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Decanter and Stopper

Place of OriginProbably England; possibly Ireland

Date1810-1830

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

MediumDecanter: colorless lead glass; stopper: colorless non-lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1971.73A-B

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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 the neck of a decanter.