Butter Plate and Cover

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Butter Plate and Cover

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Manufacturer W. L. Libbey and Son Props., New England Glass Works (American, 1888-1892)

Date1883-1893

DimensionsH: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); Diam (plate): 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.); Diam (cover): 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)

MediumAmberina glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Henry Hess through J. B. Zender

Object number

1951.331

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DescriptionCover: blown and optic-molded with a diamond pattern, then finished by tooling. Applied tooled loop handle. Rim sheared and fire-polished. Rough-polished pontil mark at top of interior of dome. Plate: made in the same manner as the cover. Shoulder crimped. Large, shallow, concave, polished pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 606, no. 974, colorpl. 974, p. 577.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, The New England Glass Company, 1818-1888, exh. cat., Toledo, Ohio, 1963, p. 78, no. 259.