Compote

Title:: Disciples of Democracy
Object Name:: Compote
Object ID:: 1976.033
Creator:: Fenton Art Glass Company
Place of Origin:: Williamstown, WV
Date:: 1976
Description:: Compote with Cover. Colorless frosted, pressed glass; "Disciples of Democracy." Cone-shaped body with narrow stem and curved, stepped base; domed cover with eagle knob on top. Portrait busts of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin in oval cameos around exterior. Laurel wreath bands around stem and rim of cover; "National Council / of State Garden Clubs, " USA Bicentennial Commemorative / 1776-1976" impressed in two concentric rings around the Council seal on the bottom.
Material:: Glass
Dimensions:: H-8 W-4.25 inches
Provenance:: Presented by Mrs. Francis E. Stone, President of the NH Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., to John Page, NHHS Director, July 8,1976.
Credit Line:: Gift of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
People:: Adams, John (1735-1826), Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790), Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), Stone, Francis, Washington, George (1732-1799)
Subjects:: Adams, John, Bicentennial, Disciples of Democracy, Franklin, Benjamin, Jefferson, Thomas, Washington, George, Bicentennials, Commemoration