Museum Collections
Luce Center
Toddy plate
Object Number:
1940.446
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toddy plate; circular form with edge of alternating scallops and points; American eagle with shield on breast, wings spread, clutching arrows and laurel branch, 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 807).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.