Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sauce plate
Object Number:
INV.3705
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass plate with alternating hearts and sheaves on rim and concentric bands of diamond and waffle patterning surrounding strawberry diamonds in center.
Gallery Label:
Fragments of this heart design were found at the site of the Sandwich glass factory; it seems to be one of the earliest pressed patterns (see "American and European Pressed Glass," p. 76).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
