Plate, Cup

Name/Title

Plate, Cup

Entry/Object ID

2022.41.139

Description

Pressed glass cup plate. The center is made up of a seven-petalred rosette encircled by twelve dotted beads. The while is surrounded by a circle from which radiate three diamond darts. The three arcs have a sawtooth or zigzag pattern which is replaced by a chain of beads on a variant. The remaining space on the bottom of the plate is filled with three diamons that have diamonds within. The backgroun is stippled to a narrow rope table rest. The border patten is made up of four brackets, each enclosing four diamonds over which is a pair of scrolled leaves. Two concentric circles of stipples surround the border just inside a rim of fifty-eight scallops.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Boston and Sandwhich Glass Company

Date made

1835 - 1845

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Diameter

3-3/8 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

"A Guide to Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates, and Salts" by Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser, #1378.