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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.430
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 in. ( 1.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head raised to right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, surrounded by stippled band punctuated by stars around edge of well; on narrow interior rim, sunburst pattern radiating from center, on stippled ground (Lee-Rose 670-C).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
