Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.450
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
pressed: in well, top: "VICTORIA"
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, portrait bust of Queen Victoria (with features faintly detailed) within stippled circle, surrounded by scrolled border; crown with stippled details just above portrait head on interior rim, with pattern of leaves and roses (on vine) running along interior rim on stippled ground (Lee-Rose 570).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
