Plate, Butter
Object number2018.110.1
Manufacturer
Adams & Company
Date1876
OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Anne P. Madarasz
DescriptionColorless, machine made glass with text on the rim and bottom of the glass. Picture of the liberty bell on the bottom.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 1.1875 × 6.8125 in. (3 × 17.3 cm)InscriptionsAlong the rim: "100 YEARS AGO / NEW HAMPSHIRE, CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY, GEORGIA, RHODE ISLAND, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA." In the center of the dish, there is a depiction of the liberty bell with the dates "1776 / 1876" above it and the words "DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE" surrounding the bell. In the bell, the words "PROCLAIM LIBERTY / THROUGHOUT THIS / LAND UNTO ALL THE / INHABITANTA THEREOF".
Historical NotesLiberty Bell bread plate, Adams & Company, 1876.
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