Collection Highlights
Dragonfly Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
N84.113
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered butter dish: duck
Object name
Covered butter dish: duck
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Opaque white pressed glass butter dish in the form of a duck sitting on a basket; cover in the form of a bobtailed duck; dish with basketweave sides and roping edges. Underside of dish with basketweave and central cross.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.754ab
Gallery Label
This dish, known as the "bobtailed duck" by some collectors, has been attributed to the Westmoreland Glass Co. of Grapeville, PA (see Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
