Plate (Cup plate)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1829-1840

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    2003.0041.014


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2003.0041.014

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 (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1829-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Central reserve, underside; Pressed "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"

Subjects

Benjamin Franklin; Political figure; Maritime

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] McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
Two similar models, one attributed to Sandwich: pl. 181, nos. 21, 22, 24
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
Violet-blue and colorless models, attr. to Sandwich, ca. 1829- 1840: nos. 433- 434, p. 136; Reproduction: no. 1374, p. 351; 1920's
[Book] Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
Cup plate pattern listed: No. 619, pl. 98, p. 337; Probably Sandwich, plentiful