Bread Plate

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Object Name: 
Bread Plate
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
89.4.118
Dimensions: 
H: 3.8 cm, D: 25.5 cm, W: 28.6 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1882-1885
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smeltzer
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; pressed. Circular shape, with a handle at each side; rim with rosettes and triangles on a bark-like background, center depicts camel and attendant, a palm tree and a tent in the desert.
Department: 
Pattern Name: 
Egyptian
Provenance: 
Smeltzer, Mrs. Norman H., Source
Smeltzer, Norman H., Source
Color: 
Technique: 
Adams & Company, A Closer Look (Winter) (1990-91) p. 9, fig. 10; BIB# AI26428