Plate, Food
Object number2015.36.1
Manufacturer
Adams & Company
Date1861-1891
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of JoAnne S. Autenreith
DescriptionRound colorless pressed glass plate with Mars figure in center circle. Two handles. Scalloped rim. Sloping sides with raised pattern on underside: two rings of dotted arch pattern above and below ring of grape vines. Top of plate is smooth. Recessed decoration of helmeted and armor-clad Mars in center circle with shield on proper left arm and spear raised in proper right hand.Dimensions10 x 11.125 x 1.25 in. (25.4 x 28.3 x 3.2 cm)Inscriptions"MARS" under figure.
White adhesive label on front left side of plate face with handwritten numeral in blue ink "#121".
Historical NotesAdams & Co. Mars pattern plate. Mars is the God of War in Roman mythology. Ares is the Greek mythological equivalent.
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c. 1855