Lid
CultureAustrian
Dateca. 1860-1900
MediumCut glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 2 3/4 inches (9.21 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Chapman
Object number35-364
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DescriptionLid from chocolate pot of graduated cylindrical-shape with fluted sides and handle and a cover; decorated with cut glass designs of flowers and grape vines filled in with gold leaf.ProvenancePossibly with Frau Wm. Estermann-Bossert, Lucerne, Switzlerland, by August 20, 1929 [1];
Possibly purchased from Estermann-Bossert by Margaret Cameron Chapman (née Mann, 1865-1935), Kansas City, MO, August 20, 1929-1935;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] This object may be part of a line item that is partly undecipherable on an Estermann-Bossert invoice, Nelson-Atkins Registration files. The line reads "Glasschale mit ______." Nothing else in the group of objects given by Chapman to the Nelson-Atkins matches this description.
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