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The dish is of opaque white glass, with a squat, round faceted body molded with bunches of grapes, leaves, and tendrils. The base has a lobed border above a circular ring foot. The cover has a faceted ovoid knop on a beaded neck and a standing nibbed lobe-ringed collar. It is hand-painted with sprigs, roses and ribbons in pink, blue, purple and green.
bonbon dishes
glass (material)
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
ceramic (material)
Glass
Molded
Painted
Unidentified Ceramic
DISH, CANDY
Molded on the bottom is the logo for Westmoreland Glass Works.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
1986.554.1
Westmoreland Glass Works (Maker)
Grapeville, PA, USA
5 x 4.5 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.554
Pennsylvania (United States)
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