New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Whiskey Decanter

Manufacturer Steuben Glass Works (American, 1903 - 2011)

Designer George Thompson (American, 1913 - 1981)

CultureAmerican

Date1947

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)

InscribedBottom of stopper and lower edge of decanter marked: "6". Mark engraved on bottom in diamond point: "Steuben".

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. E. Tunnicliff Fox, Jr.

Object number91.24.31

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 1, Section 2 Sh5

DescriptionWhiskey decanter and stopper. DECANTER: Of blown colorless glass. Stueben model 7956. In a streamlined version of an early 19th century decanter. Body tapers to the flat ground bottom. STOPPER: Stopper has two sides ground flat with an air-trap teardrop inside.

Published ReferencesM.J. Madigan, STEUBEN GLASS: AN AMERICAN TRADITION IN CRYSTAL, pg. 277.