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Object Name: 
Plate
Place Made: 
United States, New England
Accession Number: 
59.4.74
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3 cm, Diam: 17.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1830-1845
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise S. Esterly
Primary Description: 
Plate. Colorless lead glass; pressed. Circular shape; scalloped and pointed edge; sides with hairpin design; base with grid pattern, stylized blossom in each square, larger central flower.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Source
1959-09-01
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
lead glass

Publications (2)

American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 73, #174; BIB# 30457
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 73, #174; BIB# 30457