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Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
1835-1850
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
overall: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with rope edge; eight-pointed star in well (with floral motif at very center), surrounded by rope ring and enclosed by larger eight-pointed star, with tiny stars around edges, on stippled ground; alternating pattern of distorted hearts, stars, and petal-like shapes along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 78).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1938.38
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.