Press moulded butter dish and lid of opaque caramel glass. The dish and lid is in the form of an elephant with a young rajah riding upon it on a cushion and fabrics. The press-moulded glass fabric consists of plaited decoration and tassles. Press moulded butter dish and lid of opaque caramel glass. The dish and lid is in the form of an elephant with a young rajah riding upon it on a cushion and fabrics. The press-moulded glass fabric consists of plaited decoration and tassles. The same item is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249745/butterdish-and-lid-vallerysthal/ Bibligraphic References: [Catalogue of Vallerysthal company, 1908]. Corning library. Marking Times: The Journal of The Pressed Glass Collectors Club, Summer 2005, No.38, p.14. Ceramics and Glass Library, V&A Strange and rare: 50th anniversary exhibition of the Glass Circle 1937-1987