Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1944.59a
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 3 3/8 in. ( 30.5 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass footed decanter with globular body long, narrow cylindrical neck, and flange lip; neck cut into hexagonal form; body has copper wheel engraved decoration consisting of a band of circles separarated from one another by parallel lines above a wide band of diamond diapering with alternating circles and stars; circular base has sunburst on reverse; stopper is hexagonal cone with outcurving sides, tapering stem, and bubble inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
