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

Covered compote

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1930
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Base: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2543
Not on view
DescriptionCovered compote of pressed transparent green "camphor" glass with an interior and exterior acid finish. The bowl is divided into three horizontal sections and the interior is divided by vertical columns that radiate from the center to just below the rim. The interior of the cover has the same pattern.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1930
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Moser Karlsbad
ca. 1910
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
A. H. Heisey and Co.
ca. 1920
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Louis Comfort Tiffany
ca. 1919
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Unknown
Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664-525 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Tiffany Studios
ca. 1905
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Mt. Washington Glass Co.
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Christopher James
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
ca. 1905
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Dynasty 19, reign of Ramses II, ca. 1279-1212 B.C.