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1995

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2012

2025

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Sweetmeat Dish Sweetmeat Dish

This is a sweetmeat dish. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot and made by Charles Nicolas Odiot and produced by Odiot. It is dated 1826–1838 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is glass, silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Ms. Sarane Ross. It is credited Gift of Sarane H. Ross in memory of her parents, Catherine B. and Charles V. Hickox.

  • Sidewall (France)
  • block printed on handmade paper.
  • Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
  • 1925-1-370

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 18.5 × 22 × 16.5 cm (7 5/16 × 8 11/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

On the underside of dish: [1] “O” above a lamp within a lozenge, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] “ODIOT.”, impressed (maker’s mark) [3] Michelangelo head facing right with “1” in an octagon, impressed (standard mark, French, 1819–1838). On the base of the dish foot: [1] Michelangelo head facing right with “1” in an octagon, impressed (standard mark, French, 1819–1838). [2] Cérès head in circle, impressed (guarantee mark, French, 1819–1838)

Cite this object as

Sweetmeat Dish Sweetmeat Dish; Designed by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (French, 1763 - 1850); Made by Charles Nicolas Odiot (French, 1789 - 1869); Produced by Odiot; France; glass, silver, gold; H x W x D: 18.5 × 22 × 16.5 cm (7 5/16 × 8 11/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Gift of Sarane H. Ross in memory of her parents, Catherine B. and Charles V. Hickox; 1994-121-1

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