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On Display: House - Empire Hall
Decanter
Bloomingdale Flint Glass Works, Brooklyn Flint Glass Works
1825-1845
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bloomingdale Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1977.0181.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Trump
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Complete Details
Object Number
1977.0181.002 A, B
Object Name
Decanter
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Bloomingdale Flint Glass Works (Possible maker); Brooklyn Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably New York City or Brooklyn.
Date
1825-1845
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Cut
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
9.075 (H) x 3.976 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.05 (H) x 10.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Voorsanger, Catherine Hoover & Howat, John K. 2000 Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861.
• Mate published as cat. no. 271, p. 550Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Mate published: no. 92, pp. 136-137Book: McNally, Paul. 1982 Table Glass in Canada, 1700- 1850.
• Mushroom-shaped, rosette-topped finials excavated at Fort Coteau-du-Lac, Fort George, and Fort Anne, Canada: p. 114, fig. 90, late 18th to early 19th century.