compote

Object NameCompote

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1815-1830

Place MadeIreland

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 19 cm; Exterior Rim Diam: 24.2 cm; Foot Diam: 12.5 cm

Accession Number60.2.23

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionClear heavy glass with bubbles, impurities and gray tinge; wear marks at base; blown-in-three (?) part mold. Flat solid foot with rough pontil mark, short solid cushioned flat knop stem, cup-shaped bowl with straight sides curving down to base, and with wide overfolded rim; the pattern on the bowl consists of a band of panels with diamond alternating with narrow panels having vertical ribs, the lower part of the bowl has a band of vertical ribs.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques - 1960-03-15