Object Number 1978.0125.136

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

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

Date

1831-1832

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Central reserve; "1831"
2. Label; Top of well; Red, bordered rectangular label with "R 661/ M 10/ 7.00" in blue ink

Subjects

American eagle

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

0.472 (H) , 3.504 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.2 (H) , 8.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Cup plate with same pattern: no. 445, p. 139: New England, probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., ca. 1831- 32
[Book] Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1993 A Guide To Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates and Salts from Volume 1.
• Pressed eagle "1831" cup plate in green: no. 1426
[Book] Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
• Cup plate pattern listed: no. 661, pl. 103, p. 359: Probably Sandwich