Compote, 1849
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This silver compote - made in Charleston, South Carolina, by Gregg, Hayden, and Company - is an exceptional example of sophisticated southern design. Filled with luscious fruits or other small indulgences, it would have been a deluxe centerpiece in an affluent dining room in the Antebellum South.
This silver compote - made in Charleston, South Carolina, by Gregg, Hayden, and Company - is an exceptional example of sophisticated southern design. Filled with luscious fruits or other small indulgences, it would have been a deluxe centerpiece in an affluent dining room in the Antebellum South.
Artifact
Compote
Date Made
1849
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
68.113.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Technique
Repousse
Dimensions
Height: 5.125 in
Diameter: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
inside of base: GREGG HAYDEN & CO. Marks: in relief "GREGG HAYDEN & CO" in a rectangle; "G/&/H" in an oval, abutting a circle, abutting a lozenge with: "1849".
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