Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
INV.8301
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Deep blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; narrow curved rim and flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, in well; upper edge of well outlined in 13 stars; design of 4 daisies with palmettes in circles and dotted circles interspersed around interior rim (Lee-Rose 677-A).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
