Small Plate

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Object Name: 
Small Plate
Place Made: 
United States, New England
Accession Number: 
68.4.627
Dimensions: 
H: 2.2 cm, D: 14.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1830
Primary Description: 
Opaque light blue glass; pressed. Circular shape; rope edge; rim with four pairs of cornucopia; base filled with closely spaced concentric circles.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Source
McKearin Antiques, Former Collection
Color: 
Opaque light blue
Technique: 
pressing

Exhibitions (1)

The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1954-06-21 through 1954-09-15

Publications (3)

American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 37, #51; BIB# 30457
Woman's day dictionary of Sandwich glass (1963) illustrated, p. 23 (row 1, far left); BIB# 98017
The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period 1825-1850 (1954) p. 70, #77; BIB# 27822