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Covered dish: chicken on basket

Covered dish: chicken on basket
Object name 
Covered dish: chicken on basket
Date 
1880-1910
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.7 x 13.3 x 10.5 cm )
Description 
Opaque white pressed glass covered dish in the form of a hen sitting on a basket. Flat lid with hen finial and basket-shaped oblong dish with upright rope-turned handles and basket-weave decoration. Underside of base has basketweave with cross in center.
Credit Line 
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number 
1953.756ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.