Butter Dish

Description:

Spherical butter dish consisting of a double-walled bowl on pedestal base with lobed circular foot and a pivoting cover decorated with three guilloche or engine-turned bands. Diaper pierced outer bowl has pendant cast openwork five-lobed shells applied at rim along with two scroll-bracket holders for a butter knife and two fittings for the ball-knob handles of the cover with pins on S-link chains to secure in place; a flat dish or liner pierced with an 8-pointed star design rests on rim of inner bowl. Struck incuse on pedestal underside "M'F'D & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON" and on bowl underside "81", both in roman letters. Cover and liner not marked. No butter knife.

Date Made: ca 1880

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, TauntonUnited States: Massachusetts, TauntonPlace Used: United States: Nebraska, OmahaUnited States: Rhode Island, Ashaway

Subject: Food Culture

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Food, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. H. B. (Clara Babcock) Blackmar

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.61.0393Catalog Number: 61.0393Accession Number: 232677

Object Name: dish, butter

Physical Description: silver plate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 5/8 in x 6 in x 7 7/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 15.24 cm x 20.0025 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-36ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300951

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