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Dish

Dish
Object name 
Dish
Date 
1875-1900
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 x 4 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass dish in the form of a washtub and washboard; washboard is propped up against side of tub, with bottom of dish slanted up; tub patterned with grain of wood, and inside of tub with outlines of clothing against board and frosted water slopped up against side.
Credit Line 
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number 
1953.706
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.