Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
ca. 1802
1972.12ab
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Butter dish and cover
Object name
Butter dish and cover
Date
1875-1925
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/8 x 6 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.5 x 15.2 x 7.9 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass butter dish in the form of a locomotive, with details such as smokestacks, cowcatcher, windows, and car; sunburst pattern on bottom of dish.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.708ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
