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Plate (Cup plate)
Edward A. & Samuel R. Filley
1849-1855
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward A. & Samuel R. Filley (Commissioning merchant)
Place of Origin
Possibly Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1978.0125.087
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Ladies' Hermitage Association
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Complete Details
Object Number
1978.0125.087
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Edward A. & Samuel R. Filley (Commissioning merchant)
Place of Origin
Possibly Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Pittsburgh or Midwestern, probably Pittsburgh
Date
1849-1855
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of rim and well
Inscription: "E.A. & S.R. FILLEY\ SAINT.LOUIS" "IMPORTERS.OF/ CHINA.GLASS/&.QUEENS.WARE"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Advertisement
- Merchant
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.472 (H) x 3.437 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.2 (H) x 8.73 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
• Cup plate pattern listed: No. 315, pl. 60, p. 223; Midwest, possibly PittsburghBook: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Related cup plate: no. 395. p. 127; Midwest, probably Pittsburgh ca. 1845- 1855