COMPOTE, ONE OF FOUR
Creator(s): Unknown (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The compote is made from a glass bowl set on a metal base. The ovoid glass bowl has a middle section cut with a crisscross design and fleurettes along the upper edge. This rests on a foot in the shape of a swan with outspread wings and tail, which in turn rests on an oblong base with acanthus motifs in openwork.
- Object name:
- COMPOTE, ONE OF FOUR
- Made from:
- Silver plate -- glass
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 17.1 × 15.9 cm (6 3/4 × 6 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.138.2
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974