Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: footed bowl with cover
Object Number:
1965.806ab
Date:
1830-1850 or 1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 15.9 x 18.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass footed bowl; flanged rim with grape leaves and clusters in relief, three princess feather medallions on sides, and domed foot with ribbing on underside; matching domed cover with knob finial with ribbing on sides and conical depression in top.
Gallery Label:
This footed bowl is similar in style to certain examples of American pressed glass manufactured between 1830 and 1850. However, the quality of the glass suggests that it may be a twentieth-century reproduction.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
