Good Question: Replacement Glass Liner for Butter Dish?

Here's a question from reader L.:

I've been searching for replacement glass liners for a rectangular covered silver butter dish forever, but haven't had any luck. Do you know where I can find them?

That's a tricky question, L.! We think your best bet is Replacements.com, a repository of pretty much every china pattern and silver set known to man. You can see one possible replacement here:

• 1/4 Pound Butter Liner

The only problem is that you have to ask them for a quote and often these come back astronomically high. If you are very keen on finding just the right replacement, we would recommend going this route, though.

If you don't mind a different yet similar liner, we would recommend buying a whole new set and using the new glass liner. You can use the leftover butter dish for decoration or serving small condiments and nuts. This may be a much more economical route. Also try checking at thrift stores and flea markets.

Good luck! Any more reader ideas for L.?

(Images: Replacements.com and Western Silver)

Comments (1)

That seems like something that you'll always just have to "keep your eye out for" every time you stop at a flea market, yard sale or thrift store. Just keep the dimensions or a small photo in your wallet.

posted by elissa on August 14th 2008 at 12:11pm
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