Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.391
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Marks:
pressed: in arc over log cabin: "FORT MEIGS"
pressed: on interior rim, top: "TIPPECANOE"
pressed: on interior rim, bottom: "WM. H. HARRISON"
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; log cabin with two chimneys at back, door with latchstring, and four windows, in well; pattern of stippled vine with acorns and leaves running along interior rim; inscription ("TIPPECANOE FORT MEIGS. WM. H. HARRISON") on top and bottom of interior rim, and over log cabin in well (Lee-Rose 596).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
