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Butter Dish

Richards and Hartley Flint Glass Co.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Clear glass butter dish with a domed lid. The dish has a wide, rounded body with a short stem and a flat base. The body and lid are covered in rows of small, raised bubbles. The lid is domed with a small knob on top. The knob is spherical with horizontal ridges. The base of the dish is flat and slightly rounded at the edges. The background is a solid dark gray color. The dish sits on a lighter gray surface.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1888
Medium
Pressed colorless and opalescent glass
Culture
American
Dimensions
501 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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