| 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. |
