Decanter

Gallery 214, American Art, second floor, Case 19, English and Irish Glass

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Decanter

c. 1770

Painted decoration attributed to a member of the Beilby family, Newcastle, England (active c. 1761–c. 1778)

It was the fashion in eighteenth-century England to label decanters with their intended contents, either by hanging an engraved silver plate from a chain around the neck or by engraving or painting the label on the decanter itself. "Port" appears on this decanter.

Gallery 214, American Art, second floor, Case 19, English and Irish Glass

Object Details

Title:

Decanter

Date:

c. 1770

Artist:

Painted decoration attributed to a member of the Beilby family, Newcastle, England (active c. 1761–c. 1778)

Medium:

Lead-crystal glass with painted enamel decoration

Dimensions:

Overall (without stopper): 9 5/16 × 4 1/16 inches (23.7 × 10.3 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The George H. Lorimer Collection, 1953

Accession Number:

1953-29-35a,b

Geography:

Made in England, Europe Probably made in Newcastle, Europe

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Gallery 214, American Art, second floor, Case 19, English and Irish Glass

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