North Wheeling Flint Glass Works
Compote
1844
Physical Qualities
Glass, 10 1/2 × 12 × 12 in. (26.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Beverley Riggs
Object Number
2004.60
Compote on a pedestal base. Blown, pressed, and cut heavy colorless flint glass. The flare-rimmed bowl has sixteen vertical panels, or facets, and sits atop a hollow and faceted baluster stem. The stepped circular foot has a cut star-burst pattern underneath.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2004; John Beverley Riggs (1918-2006), Wilmington, DE
Inscribed: None
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 05A/Case 2
