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Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object Number:
1965.808c
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 9 x 9 in. ( 3.8 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; octagonal form; rim decoration composed of alternating panels of acanthus leaves, scrolls and shields; base decoration composed of beehives, stars and thistles; all decoration on stippled ground.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
