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Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Amberina Compote
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Photographed by Scott Wolff. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Amberina Compote

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Co. (American, 1888-)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1917-1918
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Base: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
InscribedAcid etched Libbey mark inside center.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.1956
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28
DescriptionAmberina, blown optic ribbed, flaring scalloped rim, applied hollow knob topped funnel foot with turned rim.

Published ReferencesAntique and Historic Glass Foundation reprint of Amberina catalogues p. 18, #3021, originally sold for $2.00.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1917
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1917-1918
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1917
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1884
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1883
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
ca. 1850
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1883
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1883
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Libbey Glass Co.
ca. 1917
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1885
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1885