Cup plate
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1835-1840
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall, Rim: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Kathryn K. Porter
Object number86.181
Not on view
DescriptionLacy cup plate of pressed colorless glass. Round cap ring with twenty-four scallops alternating with twenty-four points. Shoulder-anthemion band consisting of four palmettes alternating with four lotuses. Base-large rose blossom center surrounded by leaves, stems and three rose buds. In contrast to all related examples, leaves have distinct lobes. See also 86.182 & 86.183 for related pieces from same auction lot.Published ReferencesOliver Auction Catalog, 1986, Lot #375, Innes Catalog #267. Innes, _Pittsburgh Glass_, 1797-1891, pp. 265 & 267, ill. fig. 268. Lee & Rose, _Cup Plates_, pg. 165, pl. 40, Rose #203.
late 19th – early 20th c.
