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

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 1, Section 2 Sh4

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.