5/2009

Collection

Glass

Brief description

Decanter of tapered form made from blown and bevelled blue glass, with a later pear-shaped stopper, one of a pair made in England c.1790.

Object name

decanter

Object number

5/2009

Production date

c.1790 (manufactured)

Production place

England (manufactured)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

glass

Technique

blown
bevelled

Physical description

Blue glass taper decanter with a bevelled neck, with three straight notches cut into it. The everted rim around the neck does not make a perfect circle, and is thicker around one half. The stopper is not original to the decanter, and is a lighter royal blue, and less thickly cut than the original stopper with 5/2009-2.

The decanter and stopper were physically marked with their objects numbers on 10/05/2010. The base of the decanter and the end of the stopper were marked.

Dimensions

Height: 23.7cm
Diameter: 3.6cm
Height: 8.8cm

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