Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1845-1855
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 plain edge; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head raised to right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, on stippled ground; scrolled pattern of vine-like motifs and flowers, on stippled ground, along interior rim (Lee-Rose 679).
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number
1945.421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
