Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2006.

Compote

ManufacturerAttributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1860

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Base: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4724

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3

DescriptionCompote of clear pressed glass. Horn of Plenty pattern. Applied hollow hexagonally looped stem. Round stepped dome foot with part of the design repeated on the bottom.

Published ReferencesR.W. Lee, EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, pg. 143-152.