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Covered Dish, U.S. Battleship Maine

Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: ca. 1898
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (9.5 x 19.7 x 10.5 cm)
Markings: Molded on underside of dish: backwards "1"
Inscriptions: Molded on both sides of prow of ship on lid: "MAINE"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.265a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.265a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: White milk glass dish (a) with lid (b) pressed into shape of the U.S. battleship Maine. CONDITION: Good; tiny chips around edges and dirt in crevices.

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