Collection Highlights
James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
1836
1937.1715
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object name
Cup plate
Date
1828-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Opaque light blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; swirl of blue and white with slight opalescent tint at center of well, slightly ornamented with thin stippled rings; detailed repeating pattern of raised acorns and leaves along interior rim, extending from well to edge of plate (Lee-Rose 84).
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number
1981.28d
Gallery Label
Jane Spilman suggests that this cup plate was probably manufactured at either the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, or the New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.