Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1954.85ab
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; short cylindrical neck and flaring lip; long, sloping shoulders decorated with step cutting; slightly bulbous barrel-shaped body cut with fourteen panels; cut with rays beneath base; mushroom-shaped stopper cut with rays extending from center to perimeter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
