Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; octagonal form with scalloped edge; in center of well, side-wheel steamer with smokestack, two decks, and flag flying, on stippled ground, on wavy sea; on interior rim, pattern of shields and vines on lined ground; scrolled decoration, with small stars, near edge (Lee-Rose 612-A).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.407
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24518
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; octagonal form with scalloped edge; in center of well, side-wheel steamer with smokestack, two decks, and flag flying, on stippled ground, on wavy sea; on interior rim, pattern of shields and vines on lined ground; scrolled decoration, with small stars, near edge (Lee-Rose 612-A).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.324
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24517
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. ( 1.3 x 9 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass cup plate with slight green tint; circular form with edge of alternating scallops and points; in center of well, small three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship, on wavy sea, enclosed by stippled ring, bordered by pattern of scrolls with shields and stars; on interior rim, trapezoidal shape and floral motif flanked by scrolls, with stars in between (Lee-Rose 610-B).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.419
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24516
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge (two small scallops alternating with one larger scallop); in center of well, small three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship, on wavy sea, enclosed by stippled ring, bordered by pattern of scrolls with shields and stars; on interior rim, trapezoidal shape and floral motif flanked by scrolls, with stars in between (Lee-Rose 610-A).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.395
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24515
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; eight-sided form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship, with stippled rigging and flag flying from mast, on wavy sea; on interior rim, pattern of scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape with small stars between, on stippled ground; near edge, scrolled decoration, with small stars (Lee-Rose 606).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.323
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24514
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; eight-sided form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted, square-rigged sailing ship, with plain rigging and flag flying from mast, on wavy sea; on interior rim, pattern of scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape with small stars between, on stippled ground; near edge, scrolled decoration, wih small stars (Lee-Rose 604-A).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.420
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24513
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1829-1835
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. ( 21.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; spherical font joined by three wafers to the square base consisting of a plinth on three steps; plinth decorated with baskets of fruit on the four sides and projecting pilasters at the corners surmounted by a lion's head; four shallow bosses on base; sheet brass collar and screw-on flared double wick holder.
Object Number:
INV.4018
Gallery Label:
At least three variations of this lion's head base exist. The original, made by moldmakers Enock Robinson and Spencer Richards of the New England Glass Company, was quickly copied by Boston and Sandwich, who added pad feet to the base.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
24512
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1827-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; six-pointed star (stippled) at center of deep well, surrounded by two concentric rings, with stippled points radiating from center rings and interspersed by stippled dots; scallops ornamented with raised wheat-sheaf motif on reverse of interior rim, and stippled around top of edges (Lee-Rose 31).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fannie G. Dudley & Family
Object Number:
1957.148
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24511
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dishes (17)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1920
Medium:
Glass
Description:
Assorted colorless pressed lead glass plates, platters, and dishes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Coates
Object Number:
1971.110.a-q
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
24510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of yellow pressed lead glass candlesticks; hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on hexagonal baluster stem joined by wafer to hexagonal knop above a seven-loop trumpet-shaped base; base hollow with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.867ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24509
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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