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Plate (Cup plate)
1840-1852
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1969.0323.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison
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Object Number
1969.0323.001
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Date
1840-1852
Subject(s)
- Henry Clay
- Electioneering
- Political advertisement
- Political figure
- Historical
- Government
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.669 (H) x 3.563 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.7 (H) x 9.05 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Different model of Henry Clay portrait on cup plate (colorless): pl. 171, no. 12, possibly made for 1831 presidential campaign. Eastern, attributed to Sandwich.Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Similar model (different outer rim) associated with Sandwich: pl. 186, no.12Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Similar model (different outer rim) associated with Sandwich: pl. 181, no.28, associated with 1844 presidential campaignBook: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Similar model: no. 420, New England, 1840-52Book: Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
• Cup plate pattern listed: No. 565-B, pl. 89, p. 314; Probably SandwichBook: Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1993 A Guide To Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates and Salts from Volume 1.
• Matching model: no. 1413