Dish, Butter

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Dish, Butter

Entry/Object ID

1997.44.7A-C

Description

3-piece butter dish. Butter dish, round with lid and removable disc. Blue and white. Japanese motif design. Blue band around edges with geometric, bamboo, pomegranates and cherru blossoms. Removable, perforated disc in interior. Lid with top, angular handle, braid motif. .7a-dish .7b- lid .7c-disc Marks on undersid of all pieces in blue, diamond with flattened top edge, and semicircles in each corner. Rd in center with 2 lines under D. In each corner: top "27", right "Y", bottom "R", left "13". In semicircle above top edge "IV". Also on underside of dish, crane carryng tag "SATSUMA/B.G. & W." Stamped "12/79".

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Above dimensions for .a-.c

Material

Clay

Provenance

Notes

Owned and used until 1950's by the Rorer Family. Given by a descendent.