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Diamond Type XIV Quart Decanter

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1813-1850

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. (26 x 11.9 cm)
Base: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit LineBequest of duVal Radford and Museum purchase

Object number94.19.88

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DescriptionThis is a colorless blown three mold glass decanter and stopper. It has an ovoid shape; 3 single traingular rings on neck; #13 base; #24 stopper (sits too low); it is classified as McKearin GII-34. ;

ProvenanceBequest of duVal Radford and Museum Purchase; Garth #64, November 15, 1986; Published ReferencesGeorge S. and Helen McKearin, _American Glass_ (New York: Crown Publishers, 1948), 295.