Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1835-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge (two small scallops alternating with one larger scallop); eight-pointed star at center of shallow well, filled in with diamonds; pattern of linked circles, every other (larger) circle filled in with diamonds, along interior rim (Lee-Rose 255).
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Object Number
1971.109u
Gallery Label
Collectors call this pattern a variation of the Roman Rosette pressed glass pattern, but its original name and manufacturer are unknown (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
