Decanter

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Decanter

Entry/Object ID

SS.84.3

Description

Blown three mold decanter and press-molded stopper of lead glass: broad bottom tapers up to much thinner neck that ends in flaring lip; patterns (from top to bottom): row of vertical reeding, ring, row of diagonal reeding, ring, row of sunbursts within rectangles alternating with cross-hatched diamonds within rectangles, ring, and row of vertical reeding; unground pontil mark. Stopper is round and relatively flat; edge is reeded on each side; concave depression on each side is imprinted with vertical and horizontal lines; stopper has rough, unfinished bottom.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1867 Date made: r. 1800 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-5/8 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (21.9 x 11.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Stopper

Height

2-7/8 in

Width

1-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.3 x 2.9 cm)

Material

Glass (lead)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Wear where stopper and neck touch; stress lines around neck; stopper knicked near top and at bottom of one side.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Dining Room