Decanter with Stopper in "Rock Crystal" Pattern

Object Name: 
Decanter with Stopper in "Rock Crystal" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Decanter with Stopper in "Rock Crystal" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
possibly England, Stourbridge
probably United States, Corning, NY
Accession Number: 
97.4.233
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 31.3 cm; (a) Decanter H: 23.7 cm, Diam: 12.3 cm; (b) Stopper H: 11.7 cm, Diam: 4.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1896-1912
Web Description: 
Both J. Hoare and Co. and H. P. Sinclaire and Co. engraved this pattern which Hoare called Rock Crystal and made 1896-1915, and H. P. Sinclaire called RC 105 and made from 1904 until about 1915. Stevens & William also made this pattern, from 1879. The blank was probably made in England and the engraving done in Corning although it is surprising that the decanter is not marked since both Hoare and Sinclaire marked most things.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Rock Crystal
Provenance: 
Antique Elegance, Source
1997-07-29
Category: 
Crystal City
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
polishing
cutting
engraving
Material: 
lead glass
Inscription: 
4
inscription
: 
Engraved (b) bottom of shank

Description

Primary Description: 
Decanter with Stopper in "Rock Crystal" Pattern. Colorless lead glass; blown, cut, polished, and engraved. Decanter with oval body divided into vertical panels; straight neck, everted lip, base ground and polished; hollow stopper. Engraved and polished pattern of flowers and foliage around body, neck, and stopper.

Publications (4)

The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting 1990-1999 (2000) illustrated, pp. 58-59, #99; BIB# 65446
Antiques Roadshow Primer: The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the Most-Watched Series on PBS (1999) p. 107; BIB# 64891
Recent Important Acquisitions, 40 (1998) illustrated, p. 156, #36; BIB# AI40492
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1997 (1998) illustrated, p. 12; BIB# AI95178