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Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
ca. 1840
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 8.6 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge composed of 10 scallops in a rope pattern; rim curved in to flat circular well; log cabin with door with latchstring, chimney at right side (with details of stonework), barrel laid on side under single window; bottom of well filled in with textured ground (Lee-Rose 593).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1940.417
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.