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| Accession # | 68.87.12 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Union Porcelain Works |
| Title | Butter Dish |
| Date | ca. 1880 |
| Medium | Porcelain |
| Dimensions | 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (1.6 x 7.9 x 5.7 cm) |
| Marks | On underside: transfer-printed in yellow, "[within urn] UNION / PORCELAIN / WORKS / GREENPOINT / N.Y." and below urn "10 '85"; transfer-printed in green, "U.P.W." above head of an eagle |
| Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
| Signed | no signature |
| Credit Line | Gift of Franklin Chace |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf O (Ceramics) |
| Description | Porcelain butter dish, part of green and white dinner service (68.87.1-13). White porcelain with vitreous glaze, shallow rectangular dish with squared corners. Applied decorations in gilding and green paint around rim: gilded band and border of ribbon and tassel design interspersed with two roundels containing stylized fleur-de-lis, one each in center of long side. CONDITION: Good. |
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
