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Decanter

Decanter
 (c. 1760)

Medium
glass
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
glass
Measurements
(a-b) 26.3 × 10.2 × 10.8 cm (overall)
Accession Number
D77.a-b-1975
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1975
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Physical description
Blue mallet shape, with faceted flattened stopper.

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