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compote

Object NameCompote and Plate
Manufacturer C. Dorflinger & Sons (1881-1921)
Made FromGlass
Date1916-1918
Place MadeUnited States, PA, White Mills
TechniqueBlown
Size(a-Compote) H: 22.8 cm, D(rim): 28.1 cm; (b-Plate) H: 2.6 cm D: 40.2 cm
Accession Number71.4.121
Credit LineGift of Katheryn Hait Dorflinger Manchee
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTurquoise and colorless glass; blown. Circular bowl with flat folded rim; two applied colorless handles, each with a colorless twisted ring of glass attached; applied colorless wafer; hollow mold-blown turquoise knop; applied turquoise foot with folded rim. Circular plate; rough pontil mark underneath.
Provenance
Source Kathryn Hait Dorflinger Manchee - 1971-09-18
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