Compote with Cover

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Object Name: 
Compote with Cover
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Pittsburgh
Accession Number: 
2005.4.40
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 32.1 cm, Diam (max): 21.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1878-1890
Credit Line: 
Gift in Memory of Lois Vaughn
Primary Description: 
Covered Compote. Colorless non-lead glass; pressed, acid-etched. Circular bowl, attached to a stem with three classical faces and a circular scalloped base; stem and base have a mat-acid-etched surface. Domed cover has a 3-Face finial, also with a mat finish.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
3-Face
Provenance: 
Vaughn, John, Former Collection
2005-08-18