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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compote
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Compote

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)
Dateca. 1865
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Base: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.1308
Terms
  • Vintage
  • Colorless
  • Cambridge, MA
On View
Not on view
DescriptionCompote of clear blown glass with a circular base and a hollow baluster stem. The bowl is engraved with a "Vintage" pattern of leaves, vines, and grape clusters. On one side is a wreath of leaves and berries enclosing a "R".

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
1855
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1840
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
late 19th-early 20th c.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New England Glass Company
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1840
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1870
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1860-1870