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bread tray
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bread tray

Object NameBread Plate
Maker Atterbury & Company
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1875-about 1885
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquepressed
SizeH: 5.1 cm, L: 32.8 cm, W: 22.7 cm
Accession Number86.4.209
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Graham Jr. in memory of Louise Wood Tillman
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; pressed. Oval shape, with a handle at each end; handles are formed of a fish clutching a dumb-bell; center filled with a depiction of Memorial Hall inscribed: "CONTINENTAL" above and "1776 1876" below; rim inscribed: "GIVE US THIS DAY / OUR DAILY BREAD" in large letters, "PATD JULY 6TH 1875" in smaller ones; sides with alternating diamonds and circles; pattern is embossed on lower surface.
Provenance
Former Collection Louise Wood Tillman
Source John R. Graham Jr.
Source Mrs. John R. Graham Jr.

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