Compote
Object number97.5.13
Artist
Daniel Bennett
Artist
Crystal Glass Company
Datec.1874
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Joyce J. Johnston
DescriptionPressed colorless nonlead glass bowl with pedastal foot. Stem and foot are frosted. Pattern of oak leaves and acorns on foot.Dimensions8.25 x 9 in. (21 x 22.9 cm)MarksIn diamond, "C / C / PAT / JULY / 14 / 1874 / O / C"
Label TextIn 1874 when a patent was issued for the compote the design featured a plain stem. However, the construction of the Statue of Liberty and a general interest in classical art revived the use of the classic figure in design. By the 1880s Crystal Glass Co. produced this compote similar to ones made by Duncan Glass—both featured women on the stems. Crystal Glass Co., Pittsburgh
Subjects
On View
On view
1885