Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter jug
Object Number:
1948.493ab
Date:
1909
Medium:
Glass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on silver band around neck: "The liberty of the seas will/be the happiness of the earth"
scratched: into underside of glass base and stopper: "80"
Description:
Glass decanter jug with silver overlay, broken in two pieces; broken at the naming of the facsimile of Robert Fulton's steamship "Clermont" in 1909; decanter jug has stopper with pointed finial, three-way pouring spout, strap handle, and elongated bulbous body; all with silver overlay with engraved floral decoration.
Gallery Label:
This decanter jug was broken at the naming ceremony of the "Clermont," a facsimile of the steamship designed by Robert Fulton. The duplicate "Clermont" was launched July 10, 1909 at the Staten Island Shipbuilding Works for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. This jug was filled with water from an old well on the Livingston country seat, "Clermont," by Mrs. Alice Crary Sutcliffe, great-granddaughter of Robert Fulton.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hudson River Day Line
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
