Stopper

Date1840-1860

MediumPressed colorless lead glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 5/8 x 1 3/8in. (6.7 x 3.5cm)

ClassificationsGlassware

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2005.58.0

DescriptionSmall, hand-pressed colorless lead glass stopper consisting of a disc-shaped finial above a ground tapered portion that would fit into the neck of a decanter (now missing). The finial has an impressed circle on either side, surrounded by a raised, rayed, ring-shaped edge.

Status

Not on view