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Decanter (Miniature or toy decanter)
South Boston Flint Glass Works, Pheonix Glass Works, Thomas Cains
1815-1835
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1958.2926 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2926 A, B
Object Name
Decanter (Miniature or toy decanter)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker); Pheonix Glass Works (Possible maker); Thomas Cains (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1815-1835
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
3.346 (H) x 1.575 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.5 (H) x 4 (Diam)
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. 136Book: 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."