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- Covered Compote, 1889-1895 - Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. Blown or pressed glass compotes provided a culinary presentation method suitable to 19th-century middle-class households.
- 1889-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Covered Compote, 1889-1895
Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. Blown or pressed glass compotes provided a culinary presentation method suitable to 19th-century middle-class households.
- Pitcher, 1889-1895 - Nineteenth-century American glassmakers experimented with new methods to create products for a growing consumer market. In the 1820s, pressing glass into metal molds by machine was perfected, and by the mid-1800s, manufacturers were creating a variety of inexpensive pressed glass housewares. America's middle-class consumers could now decorate their homes with attractive glass bowls, creamers, dishes, plates, vases, and other tableware.
- 1889-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Pitcher, 1889-1895
Nineteenth-century American glassmakers experimented with new methods to create products for a growing consumer market. In the 1820s, pressing glass into metal molds by machine was perfected, and by the mid-1800s, manufacturers were creating a variety of inexpensive pressed glass housewares. America's middle-class consumers could now decorate their homes with attractive glass bowls, creamers, dishes, plates, vases, and other tableware.
- Covered Butter Dish, 1880-1890 - Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors, and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this butter dish -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1880-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Covered Butter Dish, 1880-1890
Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors, and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this butter dish -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.