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cup plate

Object NameCup Plate with Sulphide of Apollo
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Date1830-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniquepressed; molded encased sulphide;metal wire hanger
SizeOverall H: 10.2 cm, W: 8.5 cm, Th: 1.7 cm
Accession Number84.3.383
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jokelson
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; pressed; molded, encased sulphide; metal wire hanger. Flat, circular shape, with scalloped rim, outlined on the top with a band of raised dots; recessed center; reverse with raised fans on the rim and a field of cross-cut diamonds in the center; back painted bright blue and white; enclosing a molded oval plaque and raised figure of Apollo in a chariot drawn through the clouds by four horses; hole piercing the rim, with stamped metal disk and wire hanger.
Provenance
Source Mrs. Paul Jokelson - 1984
Source Paul Jokelson (d. 2002) - 1984