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Object ID 1989.69
Object Name Compote
Dimensions H-3.75 inches
Early Date 1832
Late Date 1842
Made By Lake Dunmore Glass Company
Description In 1832 the Vermont Glass Factory (see previous catalog entry) reopened as the Lake Dunmore Glass Company. Little is known about this enterprise except that it made window glass until approximately 1841. The only other glasshouse known to have operated in Vermont was the Lake Champlain Glass Company, located in Burlington, which made window glass and possibly bottles from 1847 until 1850.
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