Decanter
Object number84.124.1 a,b
Date1825-1840
Possible OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Maurice Trout in memory of Thema Lowell Trout
DescriptionColorless lead blown glass decanter with blown stopper. Cut design consisting of fluting on base, ring of strawberry diamonds and fans alternating with vesica around center, and petalled paneling around sloped shoulders.Dimensions(Overall) Height x Width x Depth: 11.5 × 5 in. (29.2 × 12.7 cm)(a) Height: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm)
(b) Height: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Label TextDecanters of this shape with three applied neck rings and the strawberry diamond and fan cutting are usually attributed to Pittsburgh factories such as Bakewell. However, other glass companied in the region, in Philadelphia, Maryland, and abroad, produced similar pieces. Without a family history or provenance, we can only say this might have been made here. Possibly Pittsburgh; colorless lead glass, blown with cut decoration.
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1825-1840
1825-1850
1820-1840
c. 1773