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Grease dish

Canada

 

Collected by Charles Harrison

Purchased by the Museum in 1891

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Dish, Canada

This large rectangular container held grease and berries. It was a feast dish, rather than ordinary tableware. The dish is decorated with carvings and inlaid shells. It was made some time before 1890.

View database record 1891.49.99