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Cheese Plate and Cover
Manufacturer: Probably Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (American, 1863-1890)
Date: Cover, 1885-1890; plate, probably 1930s
Dimensions:
H (together): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); H (cover): 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm); Rim Diam (cover): 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Rim Diam (plate): 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Medium: Rubina Verde glass.
Cover: blown and ball-optic-molded. Applied yellowish green finial made by the blow-over and crack-off process. Rim finished by grinding and polishing. No pontil mark. Plate: pressed. Shoulder possibly finished by tooling.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Kress
Object number: 1981.92A-B
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