Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.437
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel wreath, with arch of 13 stars above, in well; 6 large stars on interior rim (Lee-Rose 675).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
