Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1944.58a
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 34.9 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; tall, narrow seven-sided form with straight cylindrical neck with seven-sided bladed ring and circular flange lip; cylindrical body with seven panels separated by cut ribs extending to bottom of sloping shoulders; sunburst cut beneath base; tall hexagonal stopper with hexagonal pyramid on top; copper-wheel engraved decoration of single grape leaf above bunch of grapes rendered on every panel and on three panels of stopper.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this set has been attributed to Brooklyn's Greenpoint Glassworks (working 1873-1880) and to Isaac Duval of Wellsburg, West Va. (working 1813-23). The former is more likely, given the style of the set.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
