Plate
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1835-1840
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with Funds provided by Kathryn K. Porter
Object number86.185
Not on view
DescriptionLacy plate of pressed colorless glass. Octagonal cap ring with eight large circles at the corners and three smaller circles between them on each side alternating with stippled points. Shoulder-lancet & leaf design. Base-center flower surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves with four acorns on the inside and eight on the outside. Rope border. Design differs from smaller versions in having a double acorn ring and a plain background. Rim flakes, and a one-inch crack extending from rim at center of side opposite side with underfill. Crack shows in Innes book illustration. See 86.184 for related piece from same auction lot.Published ReferencesOliver Auction Catalog, 1986, Lot #122, Innes catalog #256. Innes, _Pittsburgh Glass_, 1797-1891, pp. 262-263, 275-276, ill. fig. 286.
