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Compote

ManufacturerPossibly Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Place of OriginNew England

Date1829-1830

DimensionsD rim 15.8 cm (6 7/32 in.); W base 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); H 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)

MediumGlass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1964.115

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DescriptionColorless glass with a yellowish tinge. Bowl pressed by machine probably upside down, over a plain male mold that probably formed the scalloped edge by a female plunger bearing the pattern. The shoulder curves gently to the flat bottom, which is entirely free of chill marks. Joined directly to a hollow base consisting of a double plinth with a bell-shaped standard above with ten alternating flutes and ridges, with a lemon-squeezer pattern on the interior. Base pressed probably by bench or machine upside down in a one-piece female mold by a male plunger. Rough, solid pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 303, no. 345.