Cut glass liquor decanter with spiral cut glass mushroom lid. Neck consists of 4 rings. The body of the decanter is a decagon shape (10 sides). 1.00" break/missing glass along the lip.
Year Range From
1714
Year Range To
1837
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
Southwest Wall
Storage Cabinet
Table
Storage Shelf
Table Top
Object Name
Decanter
Material
Glass
Height (cm)
28.575
Height (ft)
0.9375
Height (in)
11.25
Depth (cm)
8.89
Depth (ft)
0.2916666667
Depth (in)
3.5
Circumference (ft)
37.465
Circumference (cm)
1.2291666667
Circumference (in)
14.75
Dimension Details
Measured height includes mushroom stopper. Height of body is 8.50". Measurements taken with tape measure.
Height: Measured bottom to top
Circumference: Measureed at widest point of the body
Leaded glass. 10 sided bottom. Finger-cut design toward bottom. 10 sided finger-cut shoulder. Neck has 3 beaded rings and flattish lip. Stopper is drop-shaped, pointed at top and is 7 faceted. Body is slightly flared to shoulder.
Organized 1732 by the Synod [of Philadelphia]; divided and dissolved 1765; continued in part by Presbytery of Carlisle. Reconstituted as Donegal in 1766 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia; dissolved 1786.
Affiliation: 1732-1745, the Synod; 1745-1758, Synod of Philadelphia; 1758-1786, Synod of New York and Philadelphia.
Vol. 3 includes minutes of Carlisle Presbytery, May 23, 1765-Apr. 25, 1766.
Labeled as #837.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Includes early minutes under the Synods of Philadelphia, and New York and Philadelphia.
Affiliation: 1716-1745, The Synod; 1745-1758, "Old Side," Synod of Philadelphia; "New Side," Synod of New York; 1758-1789, Synod of New York & Philadelphia; 1789-1814, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.