Name/Title
PlatesEntry/Object ID
2010.40.38ADescription
Set of three round colorless non-lead plates in various sizes in the "Centennial" or "Liberty Bell" pattern. Each has a scalloped rim with handle projections. At the center of each is the Liberty Bell with the inscription above: "DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1776 1876" and on the rim: "100 YEARS AGO" and the names of the thirteen original states.Context
Each dish is marked with the patent date of September 28, 1875, making them products of the Adams & Company’s line. The largest two dishes have the names of the 13 original colonies (or states) molded under the rim.Dimensions
Height
1-1/4 inDepth
10-7/8 inLength
10-1/8 inMaterial
Colorless pressed glass, "Liberty Bell" patternInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
Three Graduated Round Dishes, 1876
Adams & Company
Pittsburgh
Glass
Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics
2010.40.38
Each dish is marked with the patent date of September 28, 1875, making them products of the Adams & Company’s line. The largest two dishes have the names of the 13 original colonies molded under the rim.
