 
Antique Victorian Figural Butter Dish with Cow - Aesthetic Period - Middletown Quadruple Plate - Connecticut
Antique silver plate butter dish made by Middletown Silver Company of Middletown Connecticut (1864-1899). This ornate 3 piece butter dish has a figural cow finial. The top is also decorated with a Victorian Aesthetic Movement bird and fountain design. The bottom is marked "Middletown Plate Co. Quadrupleplate 435 Hard White Metal". The dish measures 6" across and is 6-1/2 inches tall. It has its insert plate that covers the top of the bottom. Condition: wear to the plating on the top of the dish, approx 20% of the area is worn. There is one dent on the rim of the bottom that measures 1/4" long along with a few tiny other dings. No other wear to the plate, the bottom and the insert plate are free of wear. Please be sure to click into this item to see multiple photos. Insured shipping in the USA will be $7.00, and shipping costs for multiple purchases are automatically discounted.
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