Cup plate

Cup plate
Object name 
Cup plate
Date 
1830-1845
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 edge of alternating scallops and points; rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings spread and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, within beaded ring and grapevine wreath, in well; 4 motifs of stylized leaves and scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape with small stars between, on stippled inner rim (Lee-Rose 665).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1940.426
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