Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1938.35
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; ten-sided form with scalloped edge; in center of well, four-petaled motif with large stippled diamonds (with plain borders) fitting between petals, on stippled ground; thirteen stippled hearts with points facing center along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 475).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
