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Purple marble glass compote

Challinor, Taylor and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large glass bowl on a pedestal base. The bowl is wide and shallow with a scalloped rim. Vertical ridges run down the exterior. The pedestal resembles a woman figure with white glass hair and a dark-colored dress. The base of the pedestal is round. The glass is purple.

Artwork details

Date:
1870–90
Medium:
Pressed purple marble glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
505 × 624 px
Museum record:
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