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Decanter
1790-1820
Description
This decanter has much in common with examples illustrated in Winterthur's so-called Gardiner's Island Glass Catalogue (71x206.1, Downs collection, Winterthur Library). The 1790-1825 Bohemian glass trade catalog is signed by Johannes Schiefner of Parchen in Bohemia. It once belonged to the Gardiner family of Gardiner's Island, New York, and documents some forms of imported glass which were available in Federal America. Catalog number 185 illustrates a similar example with a title which translates as "Decanter, thick, scalloped and grooved neck, and delicately engraved with [freemason] symbols."
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1960.0296.001 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1960.0296.001 A, B
Object Name
Decanter
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Date
1790-1820
Subject(s)
- Masonic imagery
- Gardiner's Island catalog associated
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Cut
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
10.866 (H) x 4.252 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.6 (H) x 10.8 (Diam)