Compotes (7)
Classification:
Date:
1828-1860
Medium:
Glass
Description:
Collection of seven pressed and blown glass compotes.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.797a-g
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compotes (2)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14.6 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of blue pressed lead glass compotes; flat bowl with two inch band of opaque white glass around rim, tooled, unevenly scalloped edges with one section folded over; underside of bowl has uneven ribs emanating from center; dolphin standard with circular, domed base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.561ab
Gallery Label:
Compotes such as this one, with a dolphin standard were often referred to as "petticoat dolphins." (see publications)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compote candy dish: light blue w/dolphin stem
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14.6 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass compote; flat bowl with two inch band of opaque white glass around rim, tooled, unevenly scalloped edges with one section folded over; underside of bowl has uneven ribs emanating from center; dolphin standard with circular, domed base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.561b
Gallery Label:
Compotes such as this one, with a dolphin standard were often referred to as "petticoat dolphins." (see publications)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Show jar with cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 6 in. ( 38.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless and cobalt blue blown lead glass apothecary show jar with cover; cylindrical form with two applied blue bands with flat base with pontil mark; domed cover with applied blue rim and applied finial-shaped knob.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11856ab
Gallery Label:
A circa 1875 catalogue showing the glassware produced by Bakewell, Pears & Co. includes a nearly identical show jar.
Provenance:
Collection of M. Holden, 1920.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compote candy dish: light blue w/dolphin stem
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14.6 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Blue, lead glass; pressed. Compote; flat bowl with two inch band of opaque white glass around rim, tooled, unevenly scalloped edges with one section folded over; underside of bowl has uneven ribs emanating from center; dolphin standard with circular, domed base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.561a
Gallery Label:
Compotes such as this one, with a dolphin standard were often referred to as "petticoat dolphins." (see publications)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compote
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 7.9 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Compote with base blown separately and joined with a wafer; serpentine border on rim with alternating diamonds and pineapples, and three striped hearts at center; baluster stem and circular foot with pontil mark on underside.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.797g
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25816
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: footed bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850 or 1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 15.9 x 18.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass footed bowl; flanged rim with grape leaves and clusters in relief, three princess feather medallions on sides, and domed foot with ribbing on underside; matching domed cover with knob finial with ribbing on sides and conical depression in top.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.806ab
Gallery Label:
This footed bowl is similar in style to certain examples of American pressed glass manufactured between 1830 and 1850. However, the quality of the glass suggests that it may be a twentieth-century reproduction.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
25814
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vases (4)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Glass
Description:
Four pink lead glass vases blown in a molds; (a) and (b) identical, with trumpet-shaped bowls mounted on circular bases; (c) and (d) identical, with swirling ribs, cylindrical lower portion, and trumpet-shaped upper portion.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.783a-d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
25813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cream jug
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Blue pattern-molded glass cream jug; cylindrical form with swelled base and folded-over rim pulled out to form spout; body pattern-molded with ribs and swirled to right; applied handle crimped at end; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.400
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
25811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Light blue pressed lead glass vase; elongated conical shape with fluted rim and three rows of raised rectangular panels with an oval thumbprint at the center of each (block-and-printie pattern); hollow hexagonal base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.231
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25810
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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