Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1971.109u
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; 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 (Lee-Rose 255).
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).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
