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

Cup Plate

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

CultureAmerican

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall, Rim: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)

Inscribed"Fort Meigs" above the cabin and on the rim: "Tippecanoe/Wm. H. Harrison".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4157

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 20

DescriptionCup plate of clear glass. Decorated with a log cabin on the bottom, a rope with acorns, and leaves on the rim. Forty-eight even scallops on the rim. Door with latchstring.

Published ReferencesRose & Lee, _Cup Plates_, No. 596, pl. 93, pg. 322, "clear-plentiful-uncertain origin".