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Decanter with stopper
English
about 1796
Object Place: Europe, Bristol, England
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
39.37 cm (15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses Rose and Elizabeth Townsend
Accession Number56.678a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionFluting above very slightly domed base. Starred and etched band above broken by shield with monogram of William Smith of Boston. Tapering faceted neck with three raised bands flaring at top. Hollow stopper with molded base for disc finial. Set with 56.578-684.
ProvenanceBy 1915, Wm. S. Townsend; April 13, 1936, by inheritance Misses Rose & Elizabeth Townsend; 1956, gift of the Misses Rose and Elizabeth Townsend to the MFA.