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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Covered Cup
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Covered Cup

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca.1860
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4807
Not on view
DescriptionCovered cup of clear pressed glass. Sawtooth pattern. Nine-sided knopped stem. Round foot. Small egg cup type but advertised for horseradish. Roughage and nicks around cover rim.

Published ReferencesT. Innes, PITTSBURGH PRESSED GLASS, American Glass from Pages of ANTIQUES, Oct. 1949, pg. 278.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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