Decanter with Stopper in "Queen" Pattern

Object Name: 
Decanter with Stopper in "Queen" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Decanter with Stopper in "Queen" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
83.4.42
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 31.1 cm, Diam: 12.6 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1917
Credit Line: 
Gift of Robert Smith in memory of Bernice M. (Clark) Smith
Primary Description: 
Decanter with Stopper in "Queen" pattern. Colorless lead glass; blown and cut. Bulbous body; fluted neck with flaring rim; applied circular foot. Neck has prismatic cuttings; body cut in Queen's pattern. Five vertical rows of three hobstars alternating with a group of seven flat facets. Pontil mark ground and polished. Hexagonal stopper has matching prismatic cutting and air bubble. Shank ground and polished to fit.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Queen
Provenance: 
Smith, Bernice M., Former Collection
1917
Smith, Robert S., Source
1983-06-17
Clark, Frank A. (American, 1869-1933), Former Collection
1917
to
1917
Category: 
Crystal City
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
cutting
Material: 
lead glass

Publications (2)

The American Cut Glass Industry: T. G. Hawkes and His Competitors (1996) illustrated, p. 40, #1-30, left; BIB# 36646
Brilliant Cut Glass Gifts (1984) illustrated, p. 3 (center left); BIB# AI12254