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Butter Dish

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-59248

Description

Transfer-printed rectangular butter dish with canted corners, decorated with a Chinese landscape with pagodas. Part of a set.

Details

Descriptive Terms

butter dishes (serving dishes)
porcelain
transfer printing
Dish, Serving
Dish, Butter
Dish, Butter

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Crown Staffordshire (Maker)

Location of Origin

England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

5/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2810.1

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