Description:
Colorless, non-lead, freeblown glass decanter, conical or loaf-shape with long neck and stopper; decanter is decorated with cut and wheel engraved decoration; the neck and base are cut with flutes, midway there is a band of small cut ovals; the rim is cut with hexagonal facets. The center has copper wheel engraving of Masonic symbols including a triangle, dividers, square, plumb, level, trowel, hammer, sun, and moon; all enclosed within an oval wreath of foliate tied with a bow knot at the top. The stopper is oval or tea-drop shaped; it has facet cuts along its edge, the plug is ground and fits into the ground neck of the decanter. Nadeau #: N-180 Comments: According to Arlene Palmer, glass decanters of this type were manufactured in Bohemia and Germany following the Revolution, shipped in great quantity to the United States. Since many were shipped from the port of Hamburg, they are often referred to in contemporary records as German. A trade catalogue of Bohemian glass, at the Winterthur Museum, shows decanters of the same type with nearly identical engraving. “Sugar loaf” shape decanters were so called because of their resemblance to the form in which sugar was molded. Condition: Needs to be cleaned. Had wine/spirits sitting in it for a long time. There are residues on the bottom and sides of the decanter.
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