Name/Title
Silver and glass butter dish and three-prong fork, c. 1915-1925Entry/Object ID
2011.21.4Description
ACC. NO. 11.21.4 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: 1915-25 CIRCA
OBJECTS: DISH, BUTTER
DESCRIPTION:
A SILVER-AND-GLASS BUTTER DISH IN BASKET-LIKE STERLING SILVER STAND WITH HANDLE. INSET OF A CIRCULAR SHAPED WHEEL CUT DISH. DISH DESIGN CONSISTS OF INTERTWINING FLOWERS AND LEAVES. CIRCULAR FRAME IS FOOTED AS A BORDER WITH A PIERCED DESIGN. FRAME SITS ON FOUR SILVER "BUN" FEET. SIGNED, "STERLING." SIZE: DIAMETER 7" X HEIGHT 5"
B. MATCHING FORK WITH OPEN WORK HANDLE. SIGNED, "STERLING."
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
OBJECTS APPEAR TO BE A DISH FOR HOLDING BUTTER PATS.
B. IS A FORK WITH THREE TINES.
OBJECTS WERE USED BY THE MEYERS FAMILY. THEY WERE FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF THE MEYERS' FAMILY RESIDENCE.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 16, 2011
