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Stratford Compote

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stratford Compote
  • Designer: Lurelle Guild (American, New York, New York 1898–1985 Darien, Connecticut)
  • Manufacturer: Aluminum Company of America, Kensington Inc. Division, New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • Date: ca. 1934
  • Medium: Aluminum, glass
  • Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 13 3/4 in., 2.5 lb. (14 × 34.9 cm, 1.1 kg)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.600.9
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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