Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
INV.8304
Date:
1844-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 in. ( 1.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Deep blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; undecorated rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel wreath, in well; 13 stars grouped around eagle, in well (Lee-Rose 680).
Gallery Label:
Sticker affixed to cup plate reads "These Colors Don't Run" with the handwritten inscription "680/4".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
