Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Toddy plate
Object Number:
1940.409
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toddy plate; circular form with scalloped edge; harp in center of well, within beaded ring and grapevine wreath; on interior rim, on stippled ground, four motifs of stylized leaves and scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape, small stars between (Lee-Rose 808).
Gallery Label:
A toddy plate is a cup plate that is four inches in diameter or larger.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
