Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2006.

Decanter with Stopper

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1855

MediumBlown and cut glass

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Florence L. Smith

Object number52.18.44A

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 22

DescriptionOne of a pair of decanters and stoppers. Ruby overlay, blown, cut and engraved, squat bulbous, star cut bottom, band of vintage engraving around body, shoulder and neck panel cut. Hollow flat top paneled stopper. Inside has a white deposit; slightly corroded.

Label TextNew England Glass Co. American Decanter with Stopper, ca. 1855 Blown and cut glass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Bequest of Florence L. Smith