Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Cup Plate

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

Date1841

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein

Object number79.166.10

On View

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

DescriptionCup plate of clear pressed glass. With a profile portrait bust of "Maj. Gen. W.H. Harrison Born Feb 9, 1773" in relief on the bottom. Drape design rim. "President" and "1841" on rim. Heavy roughage around rim. For related cup plate, #568, see 91.19.91.

Published ReferencesLee-Rose, _American Glass Cup Plates_, pg. 315, #569, "plentiful".