Item Number: 300
Height: 2⅛”
Production Dates: 1940-1983
The Oblong Butter and Cover has an approximate height of 2⅛”, a length of 7½” and a width of 3¼”. All pieces can vary slightly in size, as each piece was handmade. It was one of the few pieces in the American line that was still being produced in 1983. The butter dish comes in two pieces, with a bottom and a cover (or lid.) It is important to note that Fostoria did produce another butter server in their American line – the Round Butter and Cover.
The Oblong Butter can be used in a variety of ways, other than for just serving butter. If the lid is inverted (turned upside down) it can become a beautiful storage or flower box. In fact, Fostoria Glass Company officially called the lid a “Flower Box”, and it was featured in their catalogs as such. The inverted lid also acts as a beautiful table piece to serve individual sugar or tea packets, allowing guests to retrieve them in an orderly fashion.
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