Collection Highlights
WILD STYLE: TRACY 168
1992
2003.38.6
Black marker and felt tip pen on heavy paper with glue residue from a bound border at left
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1835-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, in center of well, surrounded by two concentric rings (stippled ground) and pattern of small flowers and fleur-de-lis; on interior rim, pattern of leaves flanking scrolls, and flowers, on stippled ground (Lee-Rose 666).
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1940.399
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
