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Butter Dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1865

GUSN

GUSN-67091

Description

Circular base; oval dish with removable tray and swivel cover; round knobs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

butter dishes (serving dishes)
shell (animal material)
silver (metal)
plate (material)
geometric patterns
foils (arcs)
quatrefoils
shell (animal material)
Silver
Lobed
Geometric
Quatrefoil
Shell
DISH, BUTTER

Additional Identification Number

1935.1439

Maker

Reed & Barton (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Taunton, MA, USA

Dimensions

4.5 (H), 8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Ruth Child

Accession Number

1935.1439AB

Reference Notes

Rainwater, Dorothy T., Author. American Silver Manufacturers. EVERYBODYS PRESS, 1966.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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