Compotes, 1850-1860
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Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. Blown or pressed glass compotes provided a culinary presentation method suitable to 19th-century middle-class households.
Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. Blown or pressed glass compotes provided a culinary presentation method suitable to 19th-century middle-class households.
Artifact
Compote
Date Made
1850-1860
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.97.81
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Opalescence
Dimensions
Height: 4.875 in
Diameter: 8.0 in
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