Compote
Medium
Pressed lead glass
Dimensions
15.9 × 26.8 × 22.5 cm (6 1/4 × 10 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
compote
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
16997
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Known as the “princess feather” pattern, the design of this dish illustrates the ornate effects that can be achieved by pressing glass into a mold. In the mid-19th century, the German porcelain manufacturer Meissen produced a line of porcelain with similar decoration of naturalistic fruits and flowers. The porcelain was inspired by the archival collection of American pressed glass amassed by the firm.