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

Fruit Bowl With Underplate

Artist Dorothy C. Thorpe (American, 1901-1989)

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1920s-1930s

MediumBlown glass | Pressed glass | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 x 4 x 8 1/8 in. (14.3 x 10.2 x 20.6 cm)

InscribedMark on bottom of bowl is sandblasted monogram of Dorothy C. Thorpe, decorator: "DTC".

Credit LineGift of Ms. Margaret J. Perritt

Object number92.1

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DescriptionThe thickly enameled decoration consists of large pink roses and mint-green foliage on brown brances arranged in asymmetrical sprays on colorless glass with a fine gold fleck. The bowl is mechanically blown with baluster stem and slightly domed foot. The underplate is pressed glass, unmarked.