Dish, Butter
- Object Name:
- Dish, Butter
- Object ID:
- 1983.028.02
- Place of Origin:
- Undetermined
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Butter Dish. Silver-plated white metal. Oval-shaped dish, with separate lid, two slats for holding a utensil (utensil missing), on an oval-shaped pedestal base. Lid removable, but can also be held in place by insertion of two pins held to the vessel by chains. It appears that lid is designed to open by sliding into a slot within base. Engraving and bright cut work on lid is in geometric and floral designs. Engraved in center of lid in script, "A.S.White." Body pierced in geometric design with attached unpierced inner dish (it is likely that there was originally a glass liner, which is no longer present). Pedestal base has pierced geometric design. Stamped on bottom of bowl, "375".
A. Body
B. Lid - Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-6.85 W-9.5 D-6.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Associated with the White Memorial Universalist Church (organized 1842), Concord, NH, and/or the family of Nathaniel (1811-1880) and Armenia (1817-1916) White, benefactors for whom the Church was renamed in 1885.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of White Memorial Universalist Church
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