Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1840-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Opalescent pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; starburst with twelve short rays and four long rays dividing well into four quadrants, each filled with smaller sunburst; interior rim ornamented with series of long and short rays radiating from well (Lee-Rose 326).
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1938.260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
