Greenish-brown glass with kick in bottom. Cork sealed in mouth of bottle with pinkish wax ('Red Seal') and copper wire. Old torn tag around neck 'Dennison Mfg. Co. Tag Mfrs. 25 & 28 Franklin St. Boston'. Label on bottle printed with '1827 Red Seal Madeira'
Chinese export bowl of high fired porcelain, polychrome decoration under glaze. Thin walled in nearly hemispherical form sitting on a 3/4" raised foot. Gold-painted rim with red edging. Two goldfish inside bottom. Continuous landscape on exterior is the same repeating Roman or Greek scene of a seated half-robed seated man with dog facing three nude women and seated baby. All set against distant mountains and one tree in foreground.
Serving bowl with lid that is part of the Parisian Pink china purchased by James Buchanan while serving as the U.S. Secretary of State from the French Ambassador, Louis Adolphe Aimé Fourier, comte de Bacourt.
Nast or Darte Freres factory. Jean-Pierre Feuillet, designer.
Mark applied over glaze, therefore some of the ojects no longer have the designer's signature
Depth (cm)
4.445
Depth (ft)
0.1458333333
Depth (in)
1.75
Diameter (cm)
24.13
Diameter (ft)
0.7916666667
Diameter (in)
9.5
Dimension Details
Lid Dimensions
Depth - 3.5
Diameter - 9.0
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-04-04
Object ID
W.1963.002.004a-b
Notes
In 1995 the JBF staff assigned the Object ID W.95.69.2 to this Compote as a FIC probably because original paper records were not found.
In March 2023 the paper file has been found that identifies Patty Lane Fayer Eldridge as the donor in September 1963. Mrs. James W. Eldridge was the daughter to Patty Lane Fay and the great niece to Harriet Lane Johnston. Patty Lane Fay was daughter to James Buchanan Lane, the first-born to Jane Buchanan Lane, President James Buchanan's sister.
Glazed soft paste porcelain Gaudy Welsh sugar bowl (A) with lid (B). Handpainted inverted tulips of red and yellow are interspersed with 3 large, dominating deep blue scalloped motifs decorated with copper lustre painted floral decoration. Squat pot-bellied body sits on a low squarish pedestal with scalloped edging. Two molded angular applied handles. Top has round mouth with flared collar extends outward. Domed lid has squarish molded knob finial. Darkened remnant of paper sticker with blurred writing, perhaps "-caster/ --ea set/ --1825."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
One of 13 glass wine rinsers. Similar to a finger bowl in shape but with higher sides. Two spouts on opposite sides of the rim are for resting the stem of a wine glass as the wine glass bowl is submerged in the vessel's rinsing water. Bottom third of the bowl has a wide cut diamond pattern on the band, below is a 12-cut facet design.
