Decanter And Stopper
Manufacturer
Cork Glass Co.
(Irish, est. 1793)
CultureAnglo-Irish
Dateca. 1783-1818
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
InscribedImpressed at center faintly in relief (part of mold) in circle on the bottom: "CORK GLASS CO."
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number72.10
Not on view
DescriptionDecanter and stopper. Decanter of clear, faintly grayish tinted mold blown glass (in a dip mold). 1.5" high flute ribbed (comb fluting) from the bottom and ribbed around the bottom. Applied three double rigaree rings on neck. Stopper of cear, pressed wheel on a target style.Published ReferencesP. Warren, _Irish Glass_, pg. 70-73, pl. 5A. S. Crompton, Ed., _English Glass_, pl. 148, #3.
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