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Butter Dish and Cover

Butter Dish and Cover

Manufacturer: Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)
Manufacturer: W. L. Libbey and Son Props., New England Glass Works (American, 1888-1892)
Date: Dish 1890-1900; cover possibly 1907
Dimensions:
H (together): 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); H (cover): 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm); Diam (cover): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam (dish): 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm); H (dish): 1 5/16 in. (3.35 cm)
Medium: Dish: colorless glass with a yellowish tinge; blank probably blown in a plain mold, cut. Cover: colorless glass; blank blown, possibly in a paste mold. Applied knop, cut.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Object number: 1951.215A-B
DescriptionUnderside of base cut with a coarse diamond pattern with a twenty-four-pointed star. Cut with a diamond pattern finer than that on the dish. Edge ground and polished. Knop faceted.
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