Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Light green pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; in well, faint impression of steamship passing under suspension bridge, with sun hanging above, and wavy sea below; on interior rim, pattern of attached circles (one small alternating with one large) (Lee-Rose 635).
Object Number
INV.14397b
Gallery Label
These cup plates are usually referred to as "Maid of the Mist" patterns (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
