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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Teardrop Decanter with stopper
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Teardrop Decanter with stopper

Manufacturer Orrefors Glasbruk (Swedish, founded 1898)
CultureEuropean
Dateca. 1950
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Base: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
InscribedSigned (diamond-point) "orrefors L 1683-121" on the base.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2507
Not on view
DescriptionDecanter of clear blown neck with a rounded body, a long neck and a flared rim. The cylindrical stopper is of solid clear glass. An Orrefors paper label is on the body.

Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
ca. 1950
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Orrefors Glasbruk
ca. 1950
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
ca. 1960
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
ca. 1960
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Orrefors Glasbruk
ca. 1950
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Orrefors Glasbruk
ca. 1960