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Glass Decanter

English or Irish glass decanter, retaining original stopper. Fluted at bottom. Given in memory of Miss Rena Micks Graham.

Object number: 1977.7.1

Dimensions: 11” tall to top of stopper: 14 1/2” around

Estimated date circa 1785.



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie