Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1938.26
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; twelve-sided form with scalloped edge; tiny flower at center enclosed by rope ring, surrounded by two pairs (each facing the other) of shell-like motifs, with curlicues, on stippled ground; pattern of shell motifs alternating with very stylized wheat-sheaf motifs along interior rim; stippled table ring (Lee-Rose 245).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
