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

Fruit bowl

Manufacturer Atterbury & Co.

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1880

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Base: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.5192

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DescriptionFruit bowl of pressed opal glass. Round with openwork sides and a solid bottom. Possibly identical example illustrated in Belknap. Similar to Challinor, Taylor openwork plate.

Published ReferencesBelknap, MILK GLASS, pg. 112, fig. 100C, possibly identical example illustrated here. Innes, PITTSBURGH GLASS, pg. 407.