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Containers > Bottles > Decanters > Prussian decanters

Preferred term

Prussian decanters  

Definition

  • Barrel-shaped glass decanters with a wide rim, usually fitted with three rings to provide support to the neck and an ergonomic grip; the most common of all shapes produced by British glassmakers ca.1780-1840; popularity spread to Ireland and America, and throughout Europe

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Barrel decanters, Prussian decanters

Notation

  • 120559

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C2LM5Z9Q-F

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