Large Decanter with Stopper

Manufacturer Blenko Glass Company

Designer Joel Philip Myers (American, b. 1934)

CultureAmerican

Date1965

MediumMold-blown glass

Dimensions18 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 in. (47 × 19.1 × 10.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

MarkingsNone

Credit LineGift of Damon Crain

Object number2013.6.5

Not on view

DescriptionLarge Decanter with Stopper measures 23 x 4 dia. inches. It is a mold-blown vessel shaped like a decanter. Made in the orange-hued Honey color, the design features a large central butterfly with smaller butterflies above and below. It includes a flattened ovoid stopper. It is design #6527 and has no labels or signatures.
Label TextBlenko Glass Company Joel Philip Myers, designer American (b. 1934) Large Decanter with Stopper, 1965 Mold-blown glass, 23 x 4 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Damon Crain 2013.6.5 ProvenancePurchased by New York dealer Damon Crain from a private collection in Cottonwood, AZ, September 2012; gift of Damon Crain to Chrysler Museum of Art, June 2013.Published References1965 Blenko sales catalog.