Name/Title
Covered butter dishEntry/Object ID
2010.40.36ADescription
Colorless non-lead glass covered butter dish in the "Centennial" or "Liberty Bell" pattern. Pointed cover with a Liberty Bell . Flat base with the Liberty Bell and a wide scalloped flange. Both Bells are surrounded by the words: "100 YEARS AGO 1777 1876 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE." The finial is an inverted bell.Context
Besides Gillinder & Sons’ demonstration area, forty-three American glass companies showed their wares in the Permanent Exhibition Building at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Adams & Company, one of the several Pittsburgh-based glass companies, was well-represented selling lamps as well as their very popular Liberty Bell tablewares.Dimensions
Height
1-3/4 inDiameter
7-3/8 inDimension Notes
Base 4.50Material
Colorless pressed glassInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
Covered Butter Dish, 1876
Adams & Company
Pittsburgh
Glass
Jones Museum of Glass & Ceramics
2010.40.36
Both top and bottom pieces feature Liberty Bells with the same dates and wording. The finial on the top is an inverted bell.
Besides Gillinder & Sons’ demonstration area, forty-three American glass companies showed their wares in the Permanent Exhibition Building at the Centennial. Adams & Company, one of the several Pittsburgh-based glass companies, was well-represented selling lamps as well as their very popular Liberty Bell tablewares.
