Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1981.28c
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Opaque light blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; swirl of blue and darker blue with slight opalescent tint at center of well, slightly ornamented with thin stippled rings nearer to interior rim; edge wreathed with alternating pattern of flowers and other foliate motifs or tassels (Lee-Rose 85).
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
