Compote
Attributed to
C. Dorflinger & Sons
(American, 1852 - 1921)
Datec. 1857
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 x 9 3/8in. (21.9 x 23.8cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineGift of Marion E. Holbrook in Memory of Horace Norton Holbrook
Terms
Object number99.35.1
DescriptionFooted glass compote. Bowl has scalloped rim, edge of bowl with etched pattern of grapes and grape leaves.On View
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Label Text“The serving of fruits and bonbons gives the opportunity to display the most brilliant cut-glass, or its comparatively inexpensive substitutes [pressed glass] which are scarcely less pretty in effect.”
--Agnes H. Morton, Etiquette: An answer to the Riddle, When? Where? How? 1894.
“The table for a dinner à la Russe should be laid with flowers and plants in fancy flowerpots down the middle, together with some of the dessert dishes.”
--Mrs. Isabella Beeton, Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, 1859.
