Compote

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Compote

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

Date1830-1845

DimensionsD rim 16.3 cm (6 13/32 in.); H 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); W base 6.8 cm (2 21/32 in.); diag. base 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.6A-B

Not on View

DescriptionBowl blown and finished by tooling with an outward-folded rim. Joined by a wafer to the base. Base pressed in a one-piece female mold that formed the shape by a plain male plunger, with a cap ring that formed the underside of the perimeter of the base. Rough pontil mark on interior of base. Bowl cut with a meandering string of ovals and four-leaf sprays with stylized flower buds.

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. 201, no. 199.