Antique Virginia Intermont College Bristol VA Compote Footed Bowl Restaurant

Description

What a find! A footed bowl or compote from the now defunct Intermont College in Bristol VA.
It measures: 4-3/4" high and 8-5/8" diameter (across the top )
Very good condition! No chips or cracks! Some utensil marks in the bowl.
No makers mark on this University ware.
From Wikipedia:
Virginia Intermont College
(VI) was a private, four-year
liberal arts
college in
Bristol, Virginia
. Founded in 1884 to create additional education opportunities for women, the College had been coeducational since 1972. It experienced significant financial difficulties during the last years of its existence, was denied accreditation in 2013, and announced its closure on May 20, 2014.
[4]
The name "Intermont" was a reference to the College's mountain setting. The Holston Range, which merges into the
Blue Ridge Mountains
, can be seen from the campus in
Bristol, Virginia
, part of the Tri-Cities region, which also includes
Johnson City
and
Kingsport, Tennessee
.