The image depicts a purple glass sauce dish by Challinor, Taylor and Company. The dish has a short, thick stem and a wide, shallow bowl. The bowl features a scalloped edge with 16 rounded indentations. Below the scalloped edge, there are 16 vertical rectangular indentations that extend down to a decorative band around the base of the bowl. The dish is predominantly purple with subtle hints of blue and pink. The background is gray and white, transitioning from dark to light. A shadow is cast to the right of the dish.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1870–90
- Medium
- Pressed purple marble glass
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 600 × 450 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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