Compote with Engraved Decoration

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Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

New England Glass Company, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, MA, Cambridge

Date:

1860-1880

Color

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colorless

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Technique

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glassblowing

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tooling

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  - tooling (ref)

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applied decoration

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cutting

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  - cutting (ref)

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grinding

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  - grinding (ref)

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polishing

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  - finishing (ref)
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engraving

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  - engraving (ref)

Material

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 24.2 cm, Diam (max): 24 cm

Accession Number:

2010.4.13

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Colorless glass; blown, tooled, applied, cut, ground, polished, engraved. Large compote with a tightly scalloped rim atop a hollow, hour-glass stem on a circular foot with a large star cut in the bottom. The bowl of the compote is decorated in pattern 327 consisting of flowers.

Provenance

Simmonds, Ian, Source

Publications (1)

Publications

[Scrapbook of designs for glass engraving] (1857) illustrated, design 327; BIB# 69885

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