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Decanter

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-5715

Description

Mallet shaped body; fluting encircles base; engraved floriate swags with pendant tassels encircle shoulder; fluted neck; faceted everted lip; faceted pear-shaped stopper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

decanters
engraving (printing process)
flint glass
glassblowing
glass (material)
swags
Glass
Blown
Swag
Stipple Engraved
DECANTER

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Ireland; England

Dimensions

10.75 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.968AB

Places

Possibly
Possibly

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