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Decanter jug (lekythos)
Possibly by: Meyr's Neffe Manufactory (Adolf bei Winterberg, Austria, 1841–1922)
Possibly by: Harrachsdorf (Harrachov) (Northern Bohemia)
Possibly by: Harrachsdorf (Harrachov) (Northern Bohemia)
Czech Republic (Bohemia)
about 1860–1870
Medium/Technique
Blown glass, with gilding
Dimensions
Overall: 29.2 × 11.1 × 10.2 cm (11 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon
Accession Number2019.2219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionTransparent blue blown glass overlaid on white, on blue, with gilding. Inverted bell-shaped top with a flaired rim; waisted neck ending in a ledge over an ovoid body; disk-shaped foot with down-turned rim with polished edge; applied handle.
ProvenancePurchased at an estate sale by Kate Alpert, Kansas City, MO; August 25, 2017, sold on eBay by Kate Alpert to Dwight P. Lanmon, Phoenix, AZ; 2019, gift of Dwight P. Lanmon to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)