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Compote (Maggie Mitchell & Fanny Davenport)
- Culture: American
- Medium: Glass
- Place Manufactured: USA
- Dates: ca. 1883
- Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (31.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 40.252a-b
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
- Image: Overall, 40.252a-b_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Colorless glass compote (a) with lid (b). Bowl of compote round with straight, flaring sides supported on stem with bulbous center and round base with radiating facets. On opposing sides of bowl, molded bust portraits of the actresses Maggie Mitchell (with derby hat) and Fanny Davenport (with hand to her face); in between portraits, opposing identical decorative motifs with seashell. Fitted domed lid with same decorations (portraits and seashell motif) around sides, ring of stars around top and squat, urn-shaped finial.
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