Butter Dish
Object type: Butter Dish
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: William Forbes
Artist bio: baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1840
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)
Geography: Made in New York   United States  
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
Accession year: 1981