Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1938.38
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with rope edge; eight-pointed star in well (with floral motif at very center), surrounded by rope ring and enclosed by larger eight-pointed star, with tiny stars around edges, on stippled ground; alternating pattern of distorted hearts, stars, and petal-like shapes along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 78).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
