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Covered Dish

Challinor, Taylor and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photo of glass sculpture of a hen sitting on an egg in a bowl. The bowl is circular and made of the same glass as the sculpture. The bowl has a lip around the edge and a wavy pattern on the glass. The glass is semi-transparent. The hen and egg are made of the same glass in a swirled pattern. The hen is sitting on top of the bowl with her head turned to the left, and one wing is wrapped around the egg. The egg is large and pointed at the top. The background is a plain wall.

Artwork details

Date:
1870–90
Medium:
Pressed purple marble glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 442 px
Museum record:
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