Decanter Maker, possibly by: Pittsburgh Flint Glass Works
Proprietor: Bakewell, Page and Bakewell, American, 1827–1832
Proprietor: or Bakewell, Page & Bakewells, American, 1827–1832

1820–30

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Blown and cut lead glass

Dimensions

Overall, with stopper: 10 5/8 × 4 7/8 in. (26.99 × 12.38 cm)
decanter: 8 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (20.96 × 12.38 cm)
stopper: 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.21 × 6.03 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of M. Lelyn Branin, GRD 1927

Accession Number

1991.17.9

Geography

Possibly made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Culture

American

Period

19th 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.

Bibliography

  • John Stuart Gordon, American Glass: The Collections at Yale (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2018), 94–95, no. 48.
  • Helen A. Cooper et al., Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2008), 260–62, no. 150, ill.
  • "Acquisitions 1991," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1992): 155.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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