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Butter Dish

ca. 1840
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Butter Dish
  • Maker: William Forbes (baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63)
  • Date: ca. 1840
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall: 4 11/16 x 5 5/8 in. (11.9 x 14.3 cm); 15 oz. 15 dwt. (489.3 g)
    Body: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); 6 oz. 9 dwt. (201.1 g)
    Cover: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); 6 oz. (187.2 g)
    Insert: 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (1.9 x 13 cm); 3 oz. 5 dwt. (101 g)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Guerdon Holden Nelson, Cyril Irwin Nelson, Nicholas Macy Nelson and Michael Underhill Nelson, in devoted memory of their grandmother, Elinor Irwin Holden, and their mother, Elise Macy Nelson, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.22.7
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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