Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1830-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Opaque light blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; swirl of blue and darker blue with slight opalescent tint at center of well, slightly ornamented with thin stippled rings nearer to interior rim; edge wreathed with alternating pattern of flowers and other foliate motifs or tassels (Lee-Rose 85).
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer