Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1938.58ab
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 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; stopper has sunburst at top, band of diamond diapering, and vertical ribs around bottom (McKearin plate 144, no. 3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
