Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1954.84a
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; flange lip and straight cylindrical neck with ten sides; thick faceted ring around base of neck; inverted cup-shaped body with nine sides separated by cut ribs extending three-quarters of the way to neck; sunburst cut beneath base hollow spherical stopper cut with facets and flat top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
