Vintage Etched Glass Butter Dish – Cow Jumped Over the Moon Nursery Rhyme Signed Art
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There’s a wink of humor in this one: etched into frosted crystal, a cow leaps over a crescent moon while a crowned, star-flecked figure looks on — straight out of “Hey Diddle Diddle,” the old nursery rhyme about a cow jumping over the moon while the dish ran away with the spoon. Someone had a sense of whimsy putting that image on a butter dish, of all things, and it works: barnyard folklore paired with a kitchen staple in a way that feels handmade and personal rather than mass-produced.
The etching itself has the hand-cut look of mid-century European studio glass, when makers frequently commissioned illustrative, storybook-style artwork for tableware rather than sticking to plain florals or geometric cuts. This piece carries an artist’s signature etched into the glass, though it isn’t legible enough to attribute to a specific name — so it’s offered here as an unattributed signed piece.
A charming find for anyone who collects nursery-rhyme kitchenware, novelty butter dishes, or mid-century studio glass with a story to tell.
• Material: frosted/etched crystal glass
• Form: butter dish, [lid + base — confirm which you have]
• Motif: cow jumping over the moon, crowned star-figure, spirals — nursery rhyme theme
• Maker’s mark: etched artist signature present, partially legible; unattributed
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