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)
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
DescriptionPressed, colorless in "Centennial" pattern. Center depicts Liberty Bell with "1776/1876/DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE"; scalloped rim with border slogan "100 YEARS AGO" and names of 13 original states.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.
ca. 1876
