Artist:American
Medium: Glass
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:ca. 1876
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (3.5 x 23.8 x 13.7 cm)
Collections:
Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 46.161.2
Image: 46.161.2_Justin_van_Soest_photograph.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Colorless pressed glass pickle dish. Oval shaped dish with fluted rim; rim extends at sides to form rounded handles. In center of dish, molded image of Liberty Bell surrounded by the inscriptions: "1776 1876 / [on banner passing through top loop of bell] DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE". Around bouge, inscription: "100 YEARS AGO" along top and, along bottom, the names of the original thirteen states listed in three columns [see "Inscriptions" for full texts]. Handles decorated with molded, curved log. CONDITION: Good; some dirt around logs in handles.