Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1965.772a
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 37.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter with cylindrical body, sloping shoulders, and long cylindrical neck; two-sided pouring spout with curved notches on upper edges; cut decoration consists of bands of circles and ovals on neck and around base; wheel engraved grapevine band around middle; elongated ovoid stopper with pointed top cut with circles throughout.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
