Plate, Cup
Object number93.110.1
ManufacturerPossibly
Fort Pitt Glass Works
Date1840-1849
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Lowell Innes
DescriptionColorless nonlead pressed glass cup plate in Lee and Rose 214B or Curling 8 point star pattern.Dimensions0.5 x 3.375 in. (1.3 x 8.6 cm)Historical NotesRetailer: PittsburghLabel TextIn the early 1800s, ceramic tea cups had no handles. Hot tea was poured from the cup into the saucer to drink, the cup then rested on a “cup plate.” Fort Pitt Glass Works, Pittsburgh; colorless lead glass, pressed.
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Fort Pitt Glass Works
L.E. Smith Glass Company
L.E. Smith Glass Company
Fort Pitt Brewing Company
