Collection Highlights
Armchair
1856-1857
1857.11
Oak
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered butter dish: lion
Object name
Covered butter dish: lion
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 15.9 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Opaque white pressed glass covered butter dish; flat cover with recumbent lion on top; oval dish decorated with leafy plants and inscription "THE BRITISH LION" on both sides.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis