Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1834-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.7 cm )
Description
Turquoise blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer (the Chancellor Livingston) with curved flag, on wavy sea, with inscription above and below ship; stick figures on decks; on interior rim, pattern of shields, stippled hearts, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 628).
Object Number
INV.14396b
Marks
pressed: in well: "CHANCELLOR/LIVINGSTON"
Gallery Label
The Chancellor Livingston was a paddle-wheel steamboat with auxiliary sails that operated between New York and Providence, R.I. until it was dismantled in 1834. The cup plate may commemorate the destruction of the ship.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
