Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1938.260
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Opalescent pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; starburst with twelve short rays and four long rays dividing well into four quadrants, each filled with smaller sunburst; interior rim ornamented with series of long and short rays radiating from well (Lee-Rose 326).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
