Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanters (pair) with stopper
Object Number:
1948.285a-d
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless cut lead glass decanters; tapering, septagonal cylindrical neck with flaring lip; seven panels cut around sloping shoulders; septagonal body with deep cut ribs separating panels; conical stopper with air bubble, cut with six panels at top, middle, and bottom
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
