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Plate (Cup plate)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
1829-1840
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Sandwich; Massachusetts; Barnstable; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
2003.0041.014
Credit Line/Donor
Gift in memory of Cecile and Phillip Ferland
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Object Number
2003.0041.014
Object Name
Plate (Cup plate)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Sandwich; Massachusetts; Barnstable; New England; United States; North America
Date
1829-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Central reserve, underside
Inscription: Pressed "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Political figure
- Maritime
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.472 (H) x 3.504 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.2 (H) x 8.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Two similar models, one attributed to Sandwich: pl. 181, nos. 21, 22, 24Book: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Violet-blue and colorless models, attr. to Sandwich, ca. 1829- 1840: nos. 433- 434, p. 136; Reproduction: no. 1374, p. 351; 1920'sBook: Lee, Ruth Webb & Rose, James H. 1948 American Glass Cup Plates. 445.
• Cup plate pattern listed: No. 619, pl. 98, p. 337; Probably Sandwich, plentiful