Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1945.425
Date:
1827-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form of irregular circumference with narrow flaring rim and deep well; relief pattern of American eagle with wings spread and head raised to right, clutching arrows, within beaded circle, surrounded with concentric rings, on exterior well; relief design of flowering vine on interior rim (Lee-Rose 651-A).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
