Collection Highlights
Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
1937.328
Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object name
Dish
Date
1835-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 x 4 in. ( 2.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; circular form with scalloped edge (two small scallops alternating with one larger scallop); eight-pointed star at center of shallow well, filled in with diamonds; pattern of linked circles, every other (larger) circle filled in with diamonds, along interior rim.
Object Number
INV.4003
Gallery Label
Collectors call this pattern a variation of the Roman Rosette pressed glass pattern, but its original name and manufacturer are unknown (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
