Compote Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)
Retailer: Ball, Black and Company (New York, active ca. 1851–76)

ca. 1865

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900
Medium

Sterling silver

Dimensions

12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
base: 6 in. (15.3 cm)

Credit Line

Director's Purchase and M. Josephine Dial and Connecticut Light and Power Funds in memory of Gregory T. Dial, B.S. 1930

Accession Number

1987.29.1

Culture
Period

19th century

Classification
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Bibliography
  • Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 111, ill
  • "Acquisitions 1985–1987," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 40, no. 2 (Spring 1988), 121
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Object/Work type

compotes

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