Sharp Diamond Pattern Compote
Manufacturer
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818 - 1888)
CultureAmerican
DateCA. 1850-1870
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Base: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Base: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5958
Not on view
DescriptionClear, Diamond Point (or Sharp Diamond) pattern with plain round rim; on octagonal flaring stem and round, scalloped rim foot.Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published ReferencesLee, EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, p. 135-138, pl. 43; Watkins, CAMBRIDGE GLASS, pl. 37-38; Corning, JGS XII Watkins, PRESSED GLASS OF THE NEW ENGLAND GLASS CO., p. 149-164, fig. 3, pl. 6; C. Faustern, LIBBEY GLASS SINCE 1818, p. 17 (ill. of Goodrich's report of NY Crystal Palace Exhibition 1853-1854 -- list 130 pieces of Sharp Diamond pattern).
