Name/Title
Cup plateEntry/Object ID
2016.31.1Description
Clear colorless pressed glass cup plate. Edge has alternating scallops and point with scrolls and foliage on the shoulder. At the center is a sailing ship surrounded by a beaded band and foliate decoration with two shields.Context
The sailing ship is the Cadmus, the ship on which the Marquis de Lafayette traveled to America on his trip in 1824.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1825 - circa 1830Dimensions
Height
1/2 inDiameter
3-5/8 inMaterial
clear colorless presed glassInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Object LabelLabel
Cup Plate, circa 1825-1830
Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825-1888)
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Clear colorless pressed glass
2016.31.1
An early example of the form, this cup plate features the ship Cadmus upon which the Marquis de Lafayette sailed to America in 1824 for his triumphal tour.