Cup Plate
Manufacturer: Possibly Union Flint Glass Works (American, 1826-1844)
Date: 1827-1830
Dimensions:
3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9 × 6 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.552
DescriptionPressed upside down, probably by a bench press, over a plain male mold by a female plunger bearing the pattern, primarily a band of acorns surrounding a circle of six-pointed stars around a six-petaled floret. Thick uneven rim. No cap ring. Shear mark on patterned base. Slight fin at bottom edge of rim, caused by the edge of the female plunger. Colorless glass with a grayish tinge.
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