Art Institute of Chicago

Compote on Stand

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88)

Date

1845–60

Medium

Pressed lead glass

Culture

Sandwich

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

This type of flared openwork bowl was popular in the United States in the 1830s; it imitates both French porcelain compotes that were exported to America and those made in Philadelphia at the Tucker Porcelain Works. Most likely made to hold fruit, this bold, lavish object—a very early example of American pressed glass—would have served as a dynamic centerpiece on a table or sideboard.

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