Compote 1860 - 1880

"Compote" is a clear glass bowl on a pedestal shaped like a fish, created by Bakewell, Pears and Company between 1860 and 1880. This delicate, hand-cut, pressed glass piece, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a fine example of nineteenth-century decorative arts. The piece features a scalloped bowl with vertical ribbing, a fish-shaped stem, and a circular base. This "compote" would have been used to serve fruit or sweets at the table.