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Object NameCompote
Made FromGlass
Date1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquepressed in two parts
SizeOverall H: 15.9 cm, W: 22.5 cm, L: 27.5 cm
Accession Number68.4.219
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850
Masterpieces of American Glass
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionAmethyst glass; pressed in two parts. Ovoid bowl; flat scalloped rim; stippled; sides with pattern of shield-medallions and scroll motifs, alternating with baskets of flowers; oval in bottom center with quatrefoil surrounded by linked S-scrolls; eight-lobed hollow standard, with leaf pattern, pressed separately, applied to bowl with wafer.
Provenance
Former Collection Louise S. Esterly - 1948-1968
Louise Esterly, Reading, PA (Acquired from McKearin'sAntiques 1948)
Former Collection McKearin Antiques - 1948

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