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Compote

Manufacturer: Possibly Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)
Manufacturer: Possibly M'Kee and Brothers (American, 1854-1901, 1904-1910)
Date: Probably 1840-1850, possibly 1860-1865
Dimensions:
Rim Diam: 6 13/32 in. (16.3 cm); Base Diam: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); H: 3 31/32 in. (10.1 cm)
Medium: Dull colorless lead glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1967.43A
DescriptionBowl pressed upright, probably in a one-piece female mold bearing the pattern, by a plain male plunger. Shear mark on plain interior surface. Joined by a wafer to the base. Base pressed upside down in a plain two-piece female mold that formed the exterior by a male plunger bearing the pattern of beads and ribs on the underside of the base that formed the plain hollow stem.


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