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Covered Butter Dish

Bakewell, Pears and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Clear glass butter dish with lid by Bakewell, Pears and Company. The dish has a rounded body with a wide base and a short stem. The body features a textured pattern of overlapping oval shapes. The lid is dome-shaped with a finial on top. The finial is spherical with a flat top. The lid also features a ribbed design. The dish sits on a white surface with a plain white background. A shadow is cast to the left of the dish.

Artwork details

Date:
1850–70
Medium:
Pressed glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 491 px
Museum record:
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