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ca. 1800
GUSN-12484
Footed covered dish with diaper pattern. Mismatched (19th century) cover.
dishes (vessels)
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
glass (material)
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
Glass
Diaper
DISH
Label "Waiting for a Gallery" Mrs. Richard Derby purchased these two pieces of glass along with a number of other items for her brother-in-law in 1802. She then wrote home from London "Ithink everything is very reasonable but the glass..." and hoped once it had arrived she would not be "accused of extravagance."
Unknown
England; Ireland
1997.38AB
Possibly
Possibly
Title Dish Accession Number 1997.37
Title Candlestick Accession Number 1997.95.1AB
Title Candlestick Accession Number 1997.95.2AB
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