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Compote


Footed Dish
American
1835–40
Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Pressed glass
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 24.1 cm (5 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line William H. Fenn III Glass Collection
Accession Number1978.706
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionColorless compote. "Dahlia" pattern. Triangular shaped base, paw feet. Scrolled column supports shallow bowl. Floral center, stippled background to base. Six-pointed stars contain circles with cross-hatching, bordered by fanciful leaves and six loped "stars" with cross hatching. Lee. Sandwich Glass, plate 131.
"Pressed Dahlia nappie on triangular scrolled standard and hairy paw foot base." Barlow and Kaiser, Vol. 1, p. 136, plate 1100.