Compote, 1931-1935
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Flying in the face of economics at the beginning of the Great Depression in 1932, the Libbey Glass Company of Toledo decided to create a new line of high-end glassware. The company hired Arthur Douglas Nash from Louis Comfort Tiffany's staff to oversee the line. Called the "New Era" Nash's limited-production line combined traditional designs like the Tiffany-derived botanical motifs seen in this piece with contemporary 1930s designs.
Flying in the face of economics at the beginning of the Great Depression in 1932, the Libbey Glass Company of Toledo decided to create a new line of high-end glassware. The company hired Arthur Douglas Nash from Louis Comfort Tiffany's staff to oversee the line. Called the "New Era" Nash's limited-production line combined traditional designs like the Tiffany-derived botanical motifs seen in this piece with contemporary 1930s designs.
Artifact
Compote
Date Made
1931-1935
Creators
Libbey Glass Manufacturing Co.
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by A.D. Nash and manufactured by Libbey Glass Manufacturing Co.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
86.65.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gladys G. Megowen.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in.
Diameter: 7.125 in.
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