Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1971.109i
Date:
1845-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head raised to right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, on stippled ground; scrolled pattern of vine-like motifs and flowers, on stippled ground, along interior rim (Lee-Rose 679).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
