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

Decanter With Stopper

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

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1865

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.1321

On View

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

DescriptionDecanter and stopper of clear, pressed "Lawrence" pattern (bull's eye type), star pressed and ground bottom, matching pressed hollow stopper. Several nicks around vessel.

Published ReferencesR.W. Lee, _Early American Pressed Glass_, p. 153-155; pl. 48-49.