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Compote

Place of OriginProbably Central Europe, probably Bohemia

DateProbably 1870-1880

DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Rim Diam: 7 19/32 in. (19.3 cm); Base Diam: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)

MediumColorless, non-lead glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1969.204

Not on View

DescriptionPoor-quality glass with a pinkish tinge; bowl probably pressed upright in a one-piece female mold bearing the pattern by a plain male plunger that formed the interior, with a cap ring that formed the scalloped edge of the rim and the narrow plain band below it. Base probably pressed upside down in a one-piece female mold bearing the pattern, by a plain male plunger and with a cap ring that formed the scalloped edge.

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. 804, no. 1370.