Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter
Object Number:
1938.56a
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 20 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-15); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a band of diagonal ribs; three repeat patterns of sunburst around concentric circles and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom (McKearin Rayed type VIIA); pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
