Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Cup plate
Object Number:
1971.109x
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass cup plate with very faint lavender tint; circular form with scalloped edge; four plain hearts at center of well with points facing dot at center, on stippled ground; on interior rim, twelve stippled hearts facing center (Lee-Rose 477).
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.
