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Decanter | Green, Richard A. | Nicholson, James | Mendelson, Josiah | Burges, William | V&A Explore The Collections
1865-1866 British Decanter at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - From the curators' comments: "The architect and designer William Burges (1827-1881) designed several decanters (decorative vessels for serving wine at the table) similar to this one. These included two for use in his own home, Tower House in Kensington, London, as shown in contemporary photographs. Burges looked to the arts of China, Assyria, ancient Greece and Rome, and medieval Europe as inspiration for this design."
