New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Covered cheese dish

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureEnglish

Date1850-1859

MediumBlown glass | Flint glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Base: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.5166

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DescriptionCovered cheese dish of blown flint glass. Ruby, white and colorless spatter in inverted thumbprint cased with colorless. DISH/TRAY: Flat bottom with a narrow flaring rim and a ground edge. COVER: Dome shaped with an applied globe knob and a ground rim.