Plate
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1835-1840
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with Funds provided by Kathryn K. Porter
Object number86.183
Not on view
DescriptionLacy plate of pressed colorless glass. Octagonal cap ring with eight large circles at the corners and four smaller circles between them on each side alternating with stippled points. Shoulder-anthemion band consisting of four palmettes alternating with four lotuses. Base-large rose blossom center surrounded by leaves, stems and six small rose blossoms. See 86.181 & 86.182 for related pieces from same auction lot.Published ReferencesOliver Auction CATALOG, 1986, Lot #375. Innes, PITTSBURGH GLASS, 1797-1891, pp. 265 & 267, ill. fig. 268. ANTIQUES Magazine, June 1956, pg. 527, for parallel example from a different mold.
Unknown
ca. 1835
