Compote

Glassware

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Compote

Entry/Object ID

0050.003

Description

see Janet Baugher Downs' notebook with additional family information pressed glass compote/preserves dish with lid

Use

used for apple or pear butter or other preserves

Cataloged By

Acquisition

Accession

0050

Source or Donor

Janet Baugher Downs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Compote

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bowl, Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

1/2 in

Depth

5 in

Dimension Notes

7 1/2" tall (dish) 5" tall (lid) 8 1/2" wide at widest point

Material

Glass

Location

Dish Press

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Excellent

Provenance

Notes

Eliza (Good) Shirey (1847-1924) passed down through family to Janet Baugher Downs

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/13/2009

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Janet Baugher Downs

Note Type

Number in Set

Note

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

May 4, 2010

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 3, 2025