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This compote was made by the Steuben Division of Corning Glass Works in Corning in the United States of America. It was designed Frederick Carder around 1930.

The compote is made of clear colourless glass with mica-flecked decoration.

Born in Kingwinford in Staffordshire in 1863, Carder joined Stevens and Williams of Brerley Hill when he was 17. In 1903, he founded the Steuben Glass Works in Corning in New York, which he managed until 1932.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-430-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1982.872
• Date: Around 1930
  c. 1930
  
• Material: Glass, clear colourless, mica-flecked decoration
  
• Dimensions: 179 mm H x 204 mm W including handles x 153 mm
  
• What:
• Subject: European glass
  
• Who: Frederick Carder (Designer)
  Steuben Division of Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York (Maker)
  
• Where: U.S.A., New York, Corning
  
• Event:
• Description: Compote of clear colourless glass with mica-flecked decoration: American, Corning, by Steuben Division of Corning Glass Works, designed by Frederick Carder, c. 1930
  
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