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Plate, Cup

Object number2024.64.3

ManufacturerPossibly Parke, Campbell and Hanna

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionColorless glass cup plate. Plate has a circular foot and sides that angle inward to create a shallow well in the center. Rim is an octagonal shape with a scalloped edge. Top of plate is smooth, and underside has a raised image of a steamboat with text around the edge in the middle. Underside of sides have raised numbers one through eight separated by three types of images. First image is an eagle; second image is of seven ovals stacked three-three-one, and the top oval has a cross on it. Third image is four circles connected by a star in the middle. DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 0.438 x 3.625 in. (1.1 x 9.2 cm)
InscriptionsRaised text in center of plate: "UNION GLASS WORKS / PITTSBURGH / 1836".

Raised numbers around sides of plate: "1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8".
Historical NotesLee/Rose cup plate No. 614-X-1. Plate is extremely rare and probably made by Parke, Campbell & Hanna in Pittsburgh in 1836. Plate was purchased from a Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc. on June 19, 2024. Previous Owners: The Matthew T. Hardesty Collection. Purchased from Larry Oman, Richfield, MN, 12/7/2018. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 11/8/2018, lot 287, from the collection of the late Alvina Breckel of Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL (retains collection label). Jeffrey S. Evans (T/A GVA), 5/2/2004, lot 292. Ex-collection of John E. Bilane Maxine Jameson, Aug. 1992.

Previous owner Matthew T. Hardesty

Previous owner Larry Oman

Previous owner Alvina Breckel

Previous owner John E. Bilane

Previous owner Maxine Jameson

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