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Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
Artist/Maker: Edward Burckhardt

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Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
ca. 1840
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; log cabin with two chimneys at back, door with latchstring, and four windows, in well; pattern of stippled vine with acorns and leaves running along interior rim; inscription ("TIPPECANOE FORT MEIGS. WM. H. HARRISON") on top and bottom of interior rim, and over log cabin in well (Lee-Rose 596).