Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
ca. 1785-1828
1832.4
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer (the Chancellor Livingston) with with stippled rigging and curved flag, with stippled foreground, with inscription above and below ship; on interior rim, pattern of shields, stippled hearts, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 631).
Object Number
INV.14399d
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.
