Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Fruit bowl/compote: bust of woman
Object name
Fruit bowl/compote: bust of woman
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 21.9 x 21.6 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed glass compote with base pressed separately and attached with wafer; bowl has scalloped rim, narrow panels around sides, and diamond patterning on lower edges and underside; pedestal in the form of a female portrait bust, and domed foot with wreath of flowers and leaves impressed on underside.
Credit Line
From Mr. B. Stinchfield (exchange)
Object Number
1953.66
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, the pedestal bust is meant to represent Jenny Lind; however, Jenny Lind's popularity had ended by the time this object was produced.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
