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Collection Highlights

William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
Related Person: William the Elder Pitt

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Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
1827-1835
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Union Flint Glass Works
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 of irregular circumference with narrow flaring rim and deep well; relief pattern of American eagle with wings spread and head raised to right, clutching arrows, within beaded circle, surrounded with concentric rings, on exterior well; relief design of flowering vine on interior rim (Lee-Rose 651-A).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number 
1945.425
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.