Object Number 1958.2925 A, B

Object Name

Decanter (Miniature or toy decanter)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)

Pheonix Glass Works (Possible maker)-1870

Thomas Cains (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1815-1835

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Blown

Dimensions (inches)

3.238 (H) , 1.693 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.225 (H) , 4.3 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 91, p. 136
[Book] McConnell, Andy. 2004 The Decanter: An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650. 575.
• Published (or mate 1958.2926): pl. 303, p. 212, "with melted pulley rings by Thomas Cains' South Boston Flint Glass Works, c. 1820."