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Collection Highlights

Dragonfly Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
N84.113
Glass, bronze
Artist/Maker: Tiffany Studios

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Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
1835-1850
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. ( 1.3 x 9 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, representation of Bunker Hill monument (outline of obelisk, with interior left blank), intersected by circle of stars; two lines of inscription around edge of well, enclosed by two concentric rings; on interior rim, continuous linked chain formed by two interwoven dotted bands, with tassels hanging from each connection (Lee-Rose 641).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number 
1945.409
Marks 
pressed: around edge of well: "BUNKER HILL BATTLE FOUGHT"; "FROM THE FAIR./TO THE BRAVE."; "JUNE. 17. 1775."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.