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

Decanter and stopper

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1855
MediumFlint glass
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Object number77.1216
On View
On view
DescriptionSmall decanter with matching stopper. Glass overlay (blue over clear); punty cut of graduating sizes on tall neck bottle; bottom design of "Thumbprint" cuts and star cut bottom. Stopper is hollow cone shape with similar cutting.

Published ReferencesT. Hughes, DECANTERS AND GLASSES, p. 27, #20 for illustration of a duplicate but with red overlay.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1860
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2010.
Unknown
ca. 1840-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1860
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2010.
Unknown
ca. 1840-1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1860
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1900-1950
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1855
Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1855
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1860