Decanter
Manufacturer
Phoenix Glassworks
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1820
MediumNon-flint glass
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4005
Not on view
DescriptionDecanter of clear non-flint grayish tint with some imperfections. Ovoid with deep basial kick. Decorated with two bands of guilloche (or chain links) on the body and two bands of thick triple threading on the neck. Flat rim. No stopper. Rough pontil.Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Fine Arts Boston, a pair with stoppers, duplicates in this collection. Published References_Woman's Day_ , Aug. 1961, pg. 21. McKearin, _American Glass_, pg. 35, No. 1 & 3, pg. 159. _The New England Glass Co._, No. 3, pg. 37 & 61. _The Toledo Museum of Art Catalogue_, 1963.
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