Plate (Cup plate)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Probably Sandwich, Probably Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1841-1850

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1978.0125.134


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1978.0125.134

Object Name

Plate (Cup plate)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Ladies' Hermitage Association

Creator (Role)

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

Probably Sandwich, Probably Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1841-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Well; "BUNKER HILL BATTLE FOUGHT\ JUNE 17 1775"
2. Label; Top of well; Red-bordered label with "R 642 (crossed out)/ M- 620; White, circular label with "R 640"

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

0.394 (H) , 3.652 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1 (H) , 9.275 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
Cup plate pattern listed: No. 640, pl. 100, p. 344; Probably Sandwich
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
Colorless cup plate in same pattern: No. 438, p. 138; New England, probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1841- 50