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Object Name: 
Plate
Place Made: 
Midwestern United States
United States, possibly WV, Wheeling
United States, possibly PA, Pittsburgh
Accession Number: 
2019.4.7
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2 cm, Diam (max): 16.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1830
Credit Line: 
Purchased with the assistance of The Karl and Anna Koepke Endowment Fund
Primary Description: 
Plate. Colorless glass; pressed. Plate with octagonal rim consisting of alternating dot or “bullet” scallops and saw-teeth. An image of a steamboat with a single flag is set within an oval medallion in the center of the plate, which is surrounded by scrolls. The plate has a wide lip, decorated with four fan scrolls set within a raised dot matrix.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Simmonds, Ian, Source
2018-11
to
2019-05-16
Breckel, Alvina, Former Collection
2003-02-08
to
2018-11
Prairie House Antiques, Former Collection
2003-02-08
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Notable Acquisitions (2019) illustrated, p. 21 (top); BIB# 115964