Decanter with Stopper Maker: Unknown

ca. 1950

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Blown amethyst soda-lime glass

Dimensions

decanter with stopper: 25 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (65.41 × 14.61 cm)
decanter: 19 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (49.21 × 14.61 cm)
stopper: 7 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (19.69 × 4.76 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Patricia E. Kane, Ph.D. 1987, and W. Scott Braznell, Art.A. 1967, in memory of Cecilia and Andrew S. Braznell II

Accession Number

2000.101.1

Geography

Manufactured in Empoli, Italy, Owned in Manhattan Beach, California

Culture

Italian

Period

20th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
This decanter was purchased by Cecilia and Andrew Sumner Braznell II about 1954 for use in an open-plan ranch house designed by DeLoss McGraw and built in Manhattan Beach, California, in 1952. The Braznells bought the house in 1953 or 1954 and it was razed in 1997. Andrew Braznell was the father of the donor.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2000," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2001), 152–53
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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