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Plate (Cup plate)
1840-1850
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Probably Pittsburgh; Probably Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1978.0125.145
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Ladies' Hermitage Association
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Object Number
1978.0125.145
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Probably Pittsburgh; Probably Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1840-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Top of well
Inscription: Red-bordered label with "R-686/ M-266/R."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.591 (H) x 3.425 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.5 (H) x 8.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
• Cup plate pattern listed: No. 686, pl. 109, p. 370; Midwestern, probably PittsburghBook: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Cup plates in same pattern, one blue, and one colorless: nos. 458, 459: pl. 142Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Blue glass example: No. 33, pl.182; Midwestern