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

Cup Plate

Manufacturer R.B. Curling & Son

CultureAmerican

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall, Rim: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)

InscribedFlag reads: "Fort Pitt".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4020

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DescriptionCup plate of clear lacy glass. Twenty large scallops divided by one smaller. Deep center of an eagle and twenty-four stars scattered around and a flag flying from the eagle's beak. Horn of plenty around the flat rim. Bright and shining.

Published ReferencesRose & Lee, AMERICAN GLASS CUP PLATES, pg. 365, No. 676-B".