| Accession # |
46.161.2 |
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Culture |
American
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| Title |
Pickle Dish (Centennial) |
| Date |
ca. 1876 |
| Medium |
Glass |
| Dimensions |
1 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (3.5 x 23.8 x 13.7 cm) |
| Inscriptions |
In center of dish around the Liberty Bell, molded inscriptions: "1776 1876 / [on banner passing through top loop of bell] DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE"
Around bouge, molded inscriptions: "100 YEARS AGO" along top and, along bottom, the names of the original thirteen states listed in three columns: from left to right, top to bottom (1) "NEW HAMPSHIRE. / RHODE ISLAND. / CONNECTICUT. / NEW YORK."; (2) "NEW JERSEY. / PENNSYLVANIA. / MASSACHUSETTS. / DELAWARE. / MARYLAND."; (3) "VIRGINIA. / NORTH CAROLINA. / SOUTH CAROLINA. / GEORGIA." |
| Credit Line |
Anonymous gift |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf F (Pressed Glass)
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| 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.
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