Decanter and Stopper in "Palace" Pattern

Object Name: 
Decanter and Stopper in "Palace" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Decanter and Stopper in "Palace" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
possibly United States, MA, Sandwich
possibly United States, PA, Pittsburgh
possibly United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
2001.4.240
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 33.6 cm, Diam: 10.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1845-1865
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the Gladys M. and Harry A. Snyder Memorial Trust
Primary Description: 
Transparent bright yellow glass; mold-blown, ground, applied. a) Bell-shaped body, cylindrical neck with applied lip, ground for stopper. Body decorated with pattern of alternating panels of waffling and three circles. Pontil mark on base. b) Stopper: solid tapering cylindrical shank, ground to fit neck, domed finial with same pattern as body.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Palace
Provenance: 
Green Valley Auction, Source
2001-10-03
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
Transparent bright yellow
Technique: 
Mold-blown, Ground, Applied
ground glass
Inscription: 
Lot # / 431 / Buyers # / Green Valley Auctions, Inc / (546) 434-4260)
Label
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Label

Publications (2)

Recent Important Acquisitions, 44 (2002) illustrated, p. 225, fig. 20; BIB# AI64571
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2001 (2002) p. 10; BIB# AI93571