Decanter

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Decanter

Entry/Object ID

MP.99.2 a-b

Description

One of a pair of octagonal colorless glass decanters with teardrop shaped stoppers: flared round lip; faceted neck; a thick octagonal rounded ring on the shoulder; the body widens in the middle; thick bottom; there is a manufacturing defect in the form of a lump full of bubbles on the neck. engraved (scratched) on the bottom: "L. Livingston 1847" The stopper is hexagonal in section, with six facets on top; colorless biconical shape inside the stopper; the shape inside the stopper MP.99.2 B is more bulbous that that of MP.99.1 B.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1847

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.99.2 A-B

MP.99.2

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Stopper

Height

5 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 x 2 1/2 in. (12.7 x 6.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Without the stopper

Height

9-1/2 in

Diameter

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (24.1 x 12.1 cm)

Material

Glass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Small chips and scratches on the body. Dirt inside. Chips on the bottom of the stopper.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louise Davezac Livingston

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.99.1 a-b - Decanter - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 10A