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Stopper
Stopper

Stopper

Date1780-1820
MediumBlown colorless non-lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 2 x 1 1/4in. (5.1 x 3.2cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBlown colorless non-lead glass stopper with a compressed globular finial above a ground tapered portion that fits into the neck of a decanter or case bottle. The stopper has the remnants of gilding at the top of the finial and around the top of the ground tapered portion. The widest point of the finial has a band of light scratches.
Object number2005.59.0
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Stopper
    Unknown
    1780-1820
    Decanter with Stopper
    Unknown
    1770-1790
    Decanter with Stopper
    Ann Hempstead
    1780-1810
    Stopper
    Unknown
    1780-1820
    Decanter with Stopper
    Mary Frances Staplins
    1860-1885
    Decanter with Stopper
    Unknown
    1815-1840
    Gift of George H. Gilman, Jr., 1984.72.106a, b, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not D…
    Geo. Saunders & Co.
    1820-1840
    Decanter with Stopper
    Unknown
    1815-1840
    Stopper
    Unknown
    1780-1820
    Decanter with Stopper
    Unknown
    1815-1840
    Stopper
    Unknown
    1780-1860