Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Butter dish and cover
Object name
Butter dish and cover
Date
1875-1900
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 7 x 22.2 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Amber pressed lead glass butter dish in the form of a frog on a lily pad; lid in the form of a frog's body with diamond grid cross rests on top of dish; arms and legs along collar of curved dish, with edges of dish shaped to resemble abstract lily pad, sides of dish slightly ribbed, and bottom of dish covered in sawtooth pattern.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.574ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
