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

Decanter

Manufacturer Steuben Glass Works (American, 1903 - 2011)

Designer George Thompson (American, 1913 - 1981)

CultureAmerican

DateNo Date

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

InscribedLower edge of decanter & bottom of stopper marked "12". Mark engraved on bottom in diamond point: "Steuben".

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

Object number91.24.26

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 1, Section 2 Sh3

DescriptionDecanter & stopper of blown colorless glass. DECANTER: Steuben model 7862. Ovoid-shaped body with a flaring neck. Scuffs inside neck. Side engraved with "RUM". STOPPER: Stopper shaped to continue the "flare" of the neck. Flat top giving the appearance of a beaker resting on the shoulder. Teardrop air trap in stopper.

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