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Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
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Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1835-1850
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 center of well, four-petaled motif with large stippled diamonds (with plain borders) fitting between petals, on stippled ground; thirteen stippled hearts with points facing center along interior rim (Lee-Rose 465-N).
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Object Number
1971.109w
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.