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Butter dish with cover and stand, Worcester factory, ca. 1770, Soft-paste porcelain

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Butter dish with cover and stand

Worcester factory · ca. 1770

Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall (dish with cover): 3 3/4 × 6 in. (9.5 × 15.2 cm); Overall (stand): 8 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (21.3 × 15.9 cm)
Accession: 41.194.11a–c
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, 1941
Culture: British, Worcester

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