Compote (Sweetmeat stand)

Museum Object Number 1959.3035

Object Name

Compote (Sweetmeat stand)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

J. Shepard and Company (Possible maker)

Date of Birth

1823

Date of Death

1838

Place of Origin

Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably Zanesville.

Date

1815-1835

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown, Pattern-molded

Dimensions (inches)

3.543 (H) , 5.748 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9 (H) , 14.6 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Diameter measurement is of top.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: p. 234, no. 200, p. 52, pl. 22