Pickle Dish (Centennial)
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Caption
American. Pickle Dish (Centennial), ca. 1876. Glass, 1 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (3.5 x 23.8 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 46.161.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Culture
Title
Pickle Dish (Centennial)
Date
ca. 1876
Geography
Place manufactured: United States
Medium
Glass
Classification
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (3.5 x 23.8 x 13.7 cm)
Inscriptions
In center of dish around the Liberty Bell, molded inscriptions: "1776 1876 / [on banner passing through top loop of bell] DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE" Around bouge, molded inscriptions: "100 YEARS AGO" along top and, along bottom, the names of the original thirteen states listed in three columns: from left to right, top to bottom (1) "NEW HAMPSHIRE. / RHODE ISLAND. / CONNECTICUT. / NEW YORK."; (2) "NEW JERSEY. / PENNSYLVANIA. / MASSACHUSETTS. / DELAWARE. / MARYLAND."; (3) "VIRGINIA. / NORTH CAROLINA. / SOUTH CAROLINA. / GEORGIA."
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
46.161.2
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