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Dessert Dish

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1858-1873

GUSN

GUSN-6230

Description

Individual colorless pressed glass; "Tree of Life" pattern molded overall; leaf-shaped body.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dessert dishes
glass (material)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
tree of life (general motif)
Glass
Tree-of-Life
Leaf
DISH, DESSERT

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Portland, ME, USA

Dimensions

5.75 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1187.1-9

Places

Maine (United States)

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