Uknown Breakfast Dish

Date 19th century
Materials Silver
Dimensions 26.0 cm x 31.0 cm x 5.0 cm
Marks Lid engraved with a butterfly. No hallmarks visible.
Further information GLAHA 54073.

Note This rectangular silver pan was a toasted cheese or breakfast dish. Hot water was put in the base of the dish, below a liner, to keep the food warm. This allowed guests to come down to breakfast when it suited them. The ebonised wooden handle unscrews to reveal the hole where hot water was put in. Whistler had the top of the lid engraved with his distinctive butterfly monogram.