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
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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