plate
Object NamePlate
Made FromLead Glass
Date1830-1839
Place MadeUnited States, probably PA, Pittsburgh
TechniquePressed
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm; Rim Diam: 15 cm; Base Diam: 8.6 cm
Accession Number50.4.199
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionPlate. Lead glass, colorless; pressed; circular form, sides flaring in concave curve from narrow table-ring to rim with alternate round and pointed serrations; smooth upper, patterned under surface: thirteen acanthus leaves and small fleur de lis alternating, tips of each in line with sawtooth edge of stippled background on sides, rope ring around sides at base of leaves; on base, rope ring at edge, circle of thirteen rings with eight-petal tiny flower in each, on stippled background and, at center, large cusped medallion with large American eagle with arrow and olive branch in talons and head to right (view from upper side).Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
