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Decanter, Bar

Object number2021.22.2

Manufacturer C. Ihmsen and Company

Date1850-1859

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass

Credit LineMueseum Purchase with funds provided by Sandra D. Palmer

DescriptionColorless glass bar decanter, Excelsior pattern. Decanter has a circular base with a cylindrical body that connects to a short, rounded shoulder with a cylindrical neck. Opening at top of neck has a circular, flared rim with a raised band that connects it to the neck. Pattern from mold created two rows of six ovals that are hollowed out in the middle and around the outside to create a raised edge and a raised diamond shape between the rows. Three vertical seams on body that stop at shoulder; one seam encircling base. Bottom has a foot and a small, raised, circular seam in the middle.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 10.75 x 4.563 in. (27.3 x 11.6 cm)
Historical NotesLarge pressed bar decanter, hand-shaped from a tumbler similar to 2021.22.1. C. Ihmsen's variation of the Excelsior pattern. Probably C. Ihmsen's Glass Works, 1850s.

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