Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
ca. 1750
1902.3
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
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).
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.391
Marks
pressed: in arc over log cabin: "FORT MEIGS"
pressed: on interior rim, top: "TIPPECANOE"
pressed: on interior rim, bottom: "WM. H. HARRISON"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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