Decanter. Clear glass with slight greyish tinge; wear marks at base; free blown, tooled and engraved; globular body (capacity: a little over two quarts) with concave base having rough pontil marks and tapering towards almost cylindrical neck with flanged lip or rim; stopper (not original stopper) of pressed glass with mushroom finial; three angular collars applied to neck; on the body the naval engagement between the "Hornet" and the "Peacock" in the War of 1812, lower part of body engraved to imitate water: two boats bring survivors from the sinking British to the victorious American ship; on the other side: "THE HORNET AND PEACOCK" above two leaf sprays enclosing the initials "J.L.".