Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert Bowl: Ship Motif
Object name
Dessert Bowl: Ship Motif
Date
1830-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass bowl with octagonal bull's eye rim, shell and foliate decoration on sides, and paddle-wheel steamboat (possibly the "Fulton") at center.
Credit Line
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number
INV.14408
Gallery Label
George and Helen McKearin refer to this design as "the so-called Fulton" (see "American Glass," plate 143).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
