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Decanter
1745-1755
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
2013.0029.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Richard and Pamela Mones
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Object Number
2013.0029.003
Object Name
Decanter
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1745-1755
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Round-cornered rectangular white sticker inscribed in ink "B127"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Tooled
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
5.748 (H) x 3.701 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.6 (H) x 9.4 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McConnell, Andy. 2004 The Decanter: An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650. 575.
• Discussion of Lynn term origins: pp. 100-103Book: McConnell, Andy. 2004 The Decanter: An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650. 575.
• Four Lynn glass decanters, one resembling Winterthur's: p. 102, pl. 147, one with pseudo wine label inscribed "PUNCH"; a baluster example with a cut stopper; a pair of different form. c. 1750-75Book: Bickerton, L. M. 1986 Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses: An Illustrated Guide. 431.
• "Lynn" bowled wineglasses: p. 146, no. 374, c. 1760 (plain stem). For c. 1765 opaque white-twist stemmed wineglasses, see p. 196, nos. 565, 567-8; pp. 210-11, nos. 620-23; pp. 693-4, nos. 692, 696. Other vessels, see pp. 262-3, nos. 821-23, c. 1775-1800Book: Bickerton, L. M. 1986 Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses: An Illustrated Guide. 431.
• (Later?) Lynn decanter of different form: p. 263, no. 825, early 19th century