Title: Covered Butter Dish
Object type: Butter dish
Date: 1850–70
Culture: American
Artist:  Bakewell, Pears and Company 
Artist bio: 1836–1882
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Pressed glass
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
Geography: Made in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania  United States Mid-Atlantic     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY