compote

Object NameCompote

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1830-1840

Place MadeUnited States, New England

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm; Rim Diam: 11.2 cm; foot Diam: 5.7 cm

Accession Number68.4.430

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass; pressed. Twelve-sided shape top; scalloped edge; flat rim formed of shells; stippled; base with pairs of lunettes and princess feather medallions; separately pressed standard joined while hot with a wafer; with four mold marks running from top to bottom; stem with three flattened knobs at top; round hollow foot with geometric design underneath.
Provenance

Former Collection George L. Tilden
(Acquired from George Tilden,Northboro, Mass. (dealer) October 23, 1944)

Source Louise S. Esterly