Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miniature honey dish with cover
Object Number:
1971.109dd
Date:
1876-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 5.4 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
pressed: on base of dish: "1776 . . . 1876" and "PAT SEPT 23D[?] 1875"
pressed: on top of cover: "1776 / DECLARATION . . . INDEPENDENCE / 1876" and "100 YEARS / AGO"
Description:
Colorless pressed glass miniature dish with scalloped flange and Liberty Bell with ribbon inscribed "1776 . . . 1876" on base; flattened conical lid with Liberty Bell, inscriptions, and tab-like finial with vertical ribbing on either side (Centennial pattern).
Gallery Label:
This pattern was patented by James C. Gill for Gillinder & Sons, September 28, 1875 (see "American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 288).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates, in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
