This is a lovely Victorian, 3 part, Dome top BUTTER DISH - complete with the original glass liner/drain.
The base is footed with handles on either side and has a beautifully decorated interior under the glass - a garden scene featuring a Cherub, butterflies, flowers and Strawberries!
The dome shaped lid is impressive - embossed with a 1" high ornate band of flowers around the bottom edge - alternating panels of flowers & open cartouches around the body - topped with a fancy finial.
Marked: Quadruple Plate / Wilcox Silverplate Co. / 1097 / Pat'd Dec. 7th 1880
Measurements: 8" tall, 10.5" handle to handle, 2.75" high rim, 5" wide drain insert - Dome 5.75" high, 5.25" diameter
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