Whiskey Taster

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Date

1840–60

Medium

Lacy pressed blue glass

Dimensions

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Department

The American Wing

Gallery

774

Location

774

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Charles W. Green, in memory of Dr. Charles W. Green, 1951

Description

Overview Whiskey Taster 1840–60 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774 Lancet leaves on a stippled ground are pressed in a design around the body of this cylindrical whiskey taster.