Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Cup plate
Object Number:
INV.14400d
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; in well, faint impression of steamship passing under suspension bridge (with detailed pilings), with sun hanging above, surrounded by garland of twelve stars, and wavy sea filling entire foreground; on interior rim, pattern of attached circles (one small alternating with one large) with dot in center of each circle (Lee-Rose 637).
Gallery Label:
These cup plates are usually referred to as "Maid of the Mist" patterns (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
