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

Decanter and Stopper

Manufacturer Cork Glass Co. (Irish, est. 1793)

CultureAnglo-Irish

Dateca. 1783-1818

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Base: 4 in. (10.2 cm)

InscribedIn relief (part of mold) in a circle on the bottom: "CORK GLASS CO."

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number72.11

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-2, Case 9

DescriptionDecanter and stopper. Decanter is of clear, faintly grayish tinted glass. Mold-blown 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. Rough pontil. Stopper is of clear, pressed wheel or target style. One of a pair, see 72.10.

Label TextQuart Decanter Cork, Ireland Ca. 1783-1818 Mold- blown glass with pressed stopper. Mark: Molded in relief on bottom CORK GLASS CO. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 72.11 This decanter is one of a pair, the other may be in open storage.Published ReferencesP. Warren, _Irish Glass_, pg. 70-73 & plate 5A. S. Crompton, ed., _English Glass_, pl. 148, #3.