Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: footed compote
Object name
Dish: footed compote
Date
1920-1950
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 9 in. ( 13 x 22.9 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass compote with bowl and base pressed in one piece; bowl has octagonal rim with serpentine edge, stippled sides with alternating scroll and floral motifs, and waffle patterning on underside; solid pedestal base on square foot with waffle patterning on underside.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.805a
Gallery Label
The style of this compote is similar to that of European pressed glass manufactured between 1830 and 1850. As it is pressed in one piece, however, it is more likely a twentieth-century reproduction.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
