Butter dish

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Butter dish

Entry/Object ID

VC.60.38 a-c

Description

Tray and covered butter dish; decorated in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie design of flowers, flying insects, and on cover, landscape. Dish has handles; cover, berry finial.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dirck Van der Does

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1760

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Mark on Tray: "D VD". Mark on Container bottom: "D VD 11".

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.60.38 A-C

VC.60.38a-c

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dish with cover

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

4 in

Length

5-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 4 x 5 1/4 in. (7.9 x 10.2 x 13.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Tray

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

7 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 7 in. (15.9 x 17.8 cm)

Material

Earthenware, tin enamelled

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Object not found in VCM dining room during November 2014 inventory [Jessa J. Krick, 11/21/2014]. File folder missing 10/11/00 EHG

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Unknown, Unspecified