Plate (Cup plate)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1840-1852

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    2003.0041.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2003.0041.001

Object Name

Plate (Cup plate)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift in memory of Cecile and Phillip Ferland

Creator (Role)

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1852

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Central reserve, underside; "HENRY CLAY"

Subjects

Henry Clay; Electioneering; Political advertisement; Political figure; Historical; Government

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

0.433 (H) , 3.425 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.1 (H) , 8.7 (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.
Other Henry Clay cup plates (different models) nos. 418- 421, pp. 132- 33: New England c. 1840- 1852
[Book] Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
Cup plate in same pattern: no. 562, pl. 88
[Book] McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
Cup plate in same pattern: No. 12, pl. 171; possibly of the 1831 campaign; Eastern, attributed to Sandwich