Compote

Long Island Flint Glass Works of Christian Dorflinger

1861 · Blown, cut, and engraved glass · The American Wing

This compote, engraved with a version of the Great Seal of the United States, was part of a larger service ordered by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1861 for use in the White House.

Artist

Long Island Flint Glass Works of Christian Dorflinger

Date

1861

Medium

Blown, cut, and engraved glass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Katheryn Hait Dorflinger Manchee, 1972