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Plate, Cup

Object number2024.64.2

Date1830-1845

Possible OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionColorless glass cup plate. Plate is circular and raised up on 20-point footed base with sides that are angled inward and create a shallow well in the center. Top of the plate is smooth, and bottom has a raised star pattern in the middle and raised decorative border. Rim of plate has a scalloped edge that alternates with single points.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 0.5 x 3.5 in. (1.3 x 8.9 cm)
Historical NotesLee/Rose cup plate No. 132. Plate is very rare and Midwestern, probably from Pittsburgh. Plate was purchased from a Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc. auction on June 19, 2024. Previous owners: The Matthew T. Hardesty Collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 9/30/2017, lot 1821, collection of Jim Lawrence and Denver Smallwood, Chattanooga, TN. Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., 9/26/2009, lot 764. Ex-collection of Pam Christoffel. Richard A. Bourne Co., 5/2/1987, lot 704. Ex-collection of William J. Elsholz. James H. Rose, 4/22/1957.

Previous owner Matthew T. Hardesty

Previous owner Jim Lawrence

Previous owner Denver Smallwood

Previous owner Pam Christoffel

Previous owner Richard A. Bourne Company

Previous owner William J. Elsholz

Previous owner James H. Rose

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