Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1953.468ab
Date:
1815-1825
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 in. ( 20.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GII-7); barrel-shaped body with flange lip, short cylindrical neck, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of wide scalloped band on shoulder, wide band of diamond diapering separated by a horizontal ring from a wide band ofvertical ribs; diamond diapering around base; pontil mark; stopper is sphere with vertical ribs.
Gallery Label:
The Keene Glassworks were operational from 1815-1817.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
