Bread plate

Object/Artifact

Saco Museum

Name/Title

Bread plate

Entry/Object ID

2010.40.39B

Description

Colorless non-lead oval platter in the "Centennial" or "Liberty Bell" pattern. Scalloped rim with handle projections with impressed scallop shells. 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 name of the thirteen original states.

Context

This piece is marked with a patent date of September 28, 1875, which belongs specifically to a design patented by James C. Gill of Pittsburgh. He assigned the design patent rights to Adams & Company who manufactured an entire “Independence Bell” line of tableware in Pittsburg and featured it prominently at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1876

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

7 in

Length

11-1/4 in

Material

Colorless pressed glass, "Liberty Bell" pattern

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Bread Plate or Tray, 1876 Adams & Company Pittsburgh Glass Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics This piece is marked with a patent date of September 28, 1875, which belongs specifically to a design patented by James C. Gill of Pittsburgh. He assigned the design patent rights to Adams & Company who manufactured an entire “Independence Bell” line of tableware in Pittsburg and featured it prominently at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.