New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Plate

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1830-1840

MediumPressed lead-formula glass

DimensionsOverall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3854

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 19

DescriptionPlate of clear lacy type glass but no stippling-"Washington George" pattern. Center is medallion with profile bust and words "Washington George" then a wreath of acorns and leaves. Above this medallion is a star. Scroll, leaf and star on rim and scallop pointed edge.

Label TextAmerican Probably New England Area Six-Inch Plate, ca. 1832 Pressed lead-formula glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3854 This pressed glass dessert plate probably dates from about the time of the centennial of Washington's birth. By adding the inscription "GEORGE WASHINGTON" to a crudely modeled classical bust at the center, the mold maker converted a plate with standard classical revival decoration into a "Washington" object - an American glassmaker's answer to English transfer-printed ceramics with Washington subject matter.Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001. Published ReferencesR.W. Lee, SANDWICH GLASS, pg. 326, pl. 109-1.