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Cup Plate

Manufacturer Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Place of OriginUnited States, Massachusetts, Sandwich

Date1844

DimensionsGlass Dimensions: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.557

Not on View

DescriptionSapphire blue glass. In center, small head of Henry Clay, surrounded by name; one small star beneath bust. Border of fan-shaped and other medallions; edge alternately one large and two small scallops.

Published ReferencesRose, James H., The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850, exh. cat., Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y., 1954 no. 564.