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Plate (Cup plate)
1830-1845
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Possibly Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1978.0125.070
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Ladies' Hermitage Association
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Object Number
1978.0125.070
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Possibly Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Eastern Pennsylvania
Date
1830-1845
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Top of well
Inscription: Red-bordered label with "R.256 A/ M 318/ Rare
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.512 (H) x 3.465 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.3 (H) x 8.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
• Cup plate pattern listed: no. 256 A; Eastern- greatest density of distribution in PennsylvaniaBook: Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1993 A Guide To Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates and Salts from Volume 1.
• Cup plate variant (Lee-Rose 256): no. 1367