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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Plate, Cup

Object/Artifact

Pressed glass cup plate. A five pointed star enclosed by an eight lobed rosette makes up the center of a quatrefoil. Each lobe of the quatrefoil is a veined leaf. A plain ring separated the quarrefoil from an outer pattern of scrolls forming medallions enclosing two five pointed stars and two shields. The table rest is plain. Scrolled ornaments and small leaves are combined on the borde. The rim is scalloped.

2022.41.135

Genesee Country Village and Museum

1830 - 1835

3-1/2 in

Glass

"A Guide to Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates, and Salts" by Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser, #1368

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