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On Display: House - Vauxhall Room
Decanter or bottle (Bottle or carafe)
1730-1750
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1970.0265
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collections Objects
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Object Number
1970.0265
Object Name
Decanter or bottle (Bottle or carafe)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1730-1750
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Tooled
- Threaded
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
8.904 (H) x 3.701 (W) x 3.701 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.615 (H) x 9.4 (W) x 9.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 03//2012 Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. County Lines Magazine. XXXV (7): 38-43.
• Published: p. 40Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: p. 126, no. 82Article: Palmer, Arlene. 1974 From Beer to Birdcages: Glass in Colonial America. Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue. 81-89.
• Published: p. 83, fig. 1Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• Similar bottle: p. 355, pl. 294Book: Liggett, Barbara. 1978 Archaeology at New Market Exhibit Catalogue.
• Same bottle type excavated New Market site, Philadelphia: p. 3. (V-1770)Book: Butler, Robin. 2009 Great British Wine Accessories 1550-1900.
• Same form bottles (3): pp. 128-9, no. 7/3, discussing shape (possibly to aid in cooling) and history.