Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1982.67[dup]
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Light green pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; in well, faint impression of steamship passing under suspension bridge, with sun hanging above, and wavy sea below; on interior rim, pattern of attached circles (one small alternating with one large) (Lee-Rose 635).
Gallery Label:
The cup plate pattern is usually referred to as "Maid of the Mist."
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
