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

Independence Bell Pattern Cheese Plate

Manufacturer Adams & Company (American, ca. 1861 - 1891)

Designer James C. Gill

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1875-1876

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Base: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.5295

Not on view

Label TextAdams & Co. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Independence Bell Pattern Cheese Plate, ca. 1875-1876 Pressed glass Inscribed: 1776-1876 / DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE / 100 YEARS AGO Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.5295 This Centennial design featuring the Liberty Bell, was patented by James C. Gill, of Pittsburgh, on September 28, 1875. Adams manufactured this pattern in an entire line of tableware, which was shown prominently at the Philadelphia World's Fair in 1876.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 ReferencesA.C. Revi, AMERICAN PRESSED, p. 167-168, 171; J.S. Spillman, AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PRESSED, p. 288-289, ill. #1133.