Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object Number:
INV.13366
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass dish; circular form with plain edge; seven ovals (egg shape) arranged around edge of well, on textured ground; pattern of repeating ovals around interior rim, on textured ground (Lee-Rose 890).
Gallery Label:
While the size of this plate fits the definition of a toddy plate, that definition, as invented by Lee and Rose, is so vague that the less specific designation as a dish was chosen, and only examples identified by Lee and Rose have been called toddy plates.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
