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Plate (Cup plate)
Union Flint Glass Works
1827-1835
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Union Flint Glass Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3073
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3073
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Union Flint Glass Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possible origin. Eastern Pennsylvania
Date
1827-1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "1612" is painted in red enamel (nail polish?)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.634 (H) x 3.327 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.61 (H) x 8.45 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 78, pp. 122-123Article: Mills, Mary Cheek. 1997 "The Cooperative Venture of the Union Glass Works, Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1826-1842,". Journal of Glass Studies. 39: 93-140.
• Referenced: footnote, 76.