Compote, 1800-1815
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Oval compotes were used as centerpieces on elaborately laid dining room tables in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were usually filled to overflowing with fruit or flowers to underscore the bounty that dinner guests were about to receive. The glass is cut in diamond patterns to capture and disperse the prismatic patterns of light in a candle lit room.
Oval compotes were used as centerpieces on elaborately laid dining room tables in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were usually filled to overflowing with fruit or flowers to underscore the bounty that dinner guests were about to receive. The glass is cut in diamond patterns to capture and disperse the prismatic patterns of light in a candle lit room.
Artifact
Compote
Date Made
1800-1815
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
30.393.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Lead (Metal)
Cut glass
Color
Colorless
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Diameter: 13 in
Weight: 8.25 lb
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