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Compote

1861
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 706
This compote, engraved with a version of the Great Seal of the United States, was part of a larger service ordered by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1861 for use in the White House.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Compote
  • Artist: Long Island Flint Glass Works of Christian Dorflinger (1852–63)
  • Date: 1861
  • Geography: Made in Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Blown, cut, and engraved glass
  • Dimensions: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Katheryn Hait Dorflinger Manchee, 1972
  • Object Number: 1972.232.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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