I picked up this piece at a local thrift shop. It is one of the milkglass pieces I referred to in March. A little bigger than the green piece, and smaller than my blue. I am going to have to take a photo of the blue one of these days.
Original Posting From March 23, 2012 –
Had some fun today wandering around Orono and shops in town. Picked up some odds and sods including this compote. I think it is a Depression era piece, but can’t swear to it. The teardrops are raised. I think you can see them clearly. The green is a bit brighter than it would seem from this photo. It’s cloudy outside and I didn’t use the flash.
I’ve seen this piece in white milkglass a number of times. The piece comes in several colours and can be fairly easily located. Actually I’ve just realized that I have a blue one as well. I’ll have to take a photo of that some day. It’s filled with seashells (another casual collection, from sunny southern vacations). My daughter asked me what compotes were used for. I assume that the larger ones held fruit and the smaller ones held runny food stuff – jams, jellies, sauces – but I have never looked into it. Some are covered, although I know that some may be candy dishes as well. I bet there are folks who only collect compotes. I don’t have many. They are not delicate enough for my liking, but nonetheless they are still pretty to display.
On my Friday rambles I picked this up at a St. Vincent de Paul’s. It was priced at $3.00 but my guy had to bargain it down to $2.00. I am way too skitterish about doing this, but of course it’s always to my advantage!
