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Covered Dish (Spanish-American War)

Creator Name

American

Cultural Context

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Date

1898

About the work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description
Oval milk glass dish (a) with fitted lid surmounted by eagle (b). Dish tapers slightly toward bottom and has fluted sides all around. Lid rises to low oval dome covered with molded straw to evoke a nest; rising from nest is upper part of an eagle looking toward proper left, its wings are spread in protective gesture to surround three eggs inscribed in molded letters with "PORTO / RICA", "CUBA", and "PHILIPPINES". CONDITION: Good; tiny chips around top edge of dish and lid; hairline crack on lower edge of eagle's proper left wing.

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Title

Covered Dish (Spanish-American War)

Creator

American, American, Culture

Worktype

Commemorative

Cultural Context

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Material

Glass

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 15.6 x 8.6 cm)

Technique

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Language

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Date

1898

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription

Style Period

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Rights

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Creative Commons Attribution
Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

On lid, molded letters on three eggs in front of eagle: "PORTO / RICA", "CUBA", and "PHILIPPINES"

Location

United States

Subject

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Topic

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