Plate
Manufacturer
Westmoreland Glass Co.
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1903-1966
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Roper Moss
Object number66.75.35
Not on view
DescriptionPlate of pressed opal glass. Decorated with a fleur-de-lis openwork border. Mold work similar to a fleur-de-lis and eagle border plate patented by G.R. West on 7-10, 1902 at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Centennial. Note "7in" fleur-de-lis border plate continues to be made.Published ReferencesBelknap, MILK GLASS, pg. 14, fig. 10e, p. 299. Lee, EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, pl. 182, fig. 3. T.H. Marsh, AMERICAN STORY RECORDED IN GLASS, p. 34-35.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
