Collection Highlights
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
Date:
1885
Object Number:
PR.020.98.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl with cover
Object Number:
INV.3839ab
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Sugar bowl and cover; octagonal bowl with ogee-curved sides and flared rim on circular pedestal base; scrolled decoration on each panel and lattice-work on underside of base; octagonal domed cover with ogee-curved sides with finial; decorated in "California pattern;" panels decorated with lattice-work, floral motifs, feather motifs, and cornucopia (on inside of cover).
Gallery Label:
This pattern is known as the "California pattern," probably in reference in the 1849 California Gold Rush.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
