Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Cup plate
Object Number:
1971.109q
Date:
1830-1845
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; in well, four-pointed design of stippled diamond enclosed by fleur-de-lis and scrolled motifs, embellished with stars, on stippled ground; on interior rim, trapezoidal shapes flanked by scrolled motifs alternating with floral motif on stippled ground (Lee-Rose 271).
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.
