Dish, Butter
Object number2021.110.2
MediumCeramic; Glaze; Paint
Credit LineGift of Timothy Dangel
DescriptionCream colored ceramic butter pat dish. Clay is white, and glaze is cream colored. Butter pat shit is circular with raised sides creating a shallow well in the center. Bottom has a foot. Surface is covered in a glaze; red keystone-shaped logo with letters in middle.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 0.625 x 3.25 in. (1.6 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsLogo: Solid red keystone logo with cream colored letters: "PRR [capital P with two capital Rs interlocked with P on both sides]".
Historical NotesPennsylvania Railroad butter pat dish.
Related institution
Pennsylvania Railroad
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c. 1860
