Decanter

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Decanter

Entry/Object ID

MP.93.1836

Description

Decanter with stopper of cut leaded glass. Cut finger flutes around base, 1 1/2" long. Simple design, plain rounded panel surfaces on body. Slim banded neck, with alternating raised plain and recessed panel bands. Flared lip with panels. Inner rim of neck of .1834 only has ground glass surface 3/4" deep. .1834 has glass stopper with rayed "sun" cut on surface of head of stopper. "Plug" of stopper has ground glass surface.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"1550" handwritten sticker inside decanter, perhaps appraisal sticker. Worksheet does not say which decanter this is.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

2-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (11.4 x 5.4 cm)

Material

Glass (leaded)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: All have minor scratches on resting surface. .1834 has star crack in body near base; chip out of rim. .1835 has large chip out of rim. .1836 has even larger chip out of rim and two air bubbles in bottom of decanter.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.93.1834 a-b - Decanter - Part of set MP.93.1835 - Decanter - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Family seems to have used stopper with .1834, but stopper does not fit decanter.

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of 3; All identical except the width of mouths. .1834 is narrowest with frosted inner surface. .1835, .1836 have wider mouths with plain inner surface. One of three identical decanters (MP.93.1834 A-B; MP.93.1835; MP.93.1836). Only .1834 has stopper.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room