Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.438
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge of alternating bulls' eyes and points; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head raised to right, clutching arrows and laurel branch; on interior rim, pattern of scrolls and palmettes (Lee-Rose 672).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
