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

Compote

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1860

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.530

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DescriptionClear, pressed Ribbed Leaf (Coarse Bellflower) pattern, ribs extend to just below scalloped rim, bowl extends down to round dome foot with design of hobnails alternating with a rib on bottom. 19 scallops on rim; 13 dots on foot.

Published ReferencesInnes & Spillman, _McKee Victorian Glass_S p. 52. Related plate illustrated in Lee, _Early American Pressed Glass_, p. 103. Innes, _Pittsburgh Glass_, p. 311, fig. 379-381