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American Decorative Arts
Decanter
ca. 1840
Blown and cut colorless lead glass
overall with stopper: 12 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (32.07 × 10.8 cm)
decanter: 8 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (20.96 × 10.8 cm)
stopper: 6 × 1 7/8 in. (15.24 × 4.76 cm)
decanter: 8 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (20.96 × 10.8 cm)
stopper: 6 × 1 7/8 in. (15.24 × 4.76 cm)
Gift of M. Lelyn Branin, GRD 1927
1991.17.5
Geography:
Probably made in United States
Culture:
American or British
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Containers - Glass
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1991,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1992): 155.
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