Antique Victorian Cut Crystal Syrup Pitcher, with silverplated, hinged lid and handle. Sometimes called a molasses can, or jug, this pitcher has a raised diamond point pattern around the body, topped with 6 'fan' designs - each having 9 rays. Circa 1870.
Rare cut glass colorless compote, attributed to the Kensington Glasshouse, Philadelphia , circa 1772-1775. A slightly larger compote, which was presented to George Washington by George Mason, is illustrated in Dorothy Daniels Cut and Engraved Glass, 1950,
p. 104.