Cup plate

1830-1845

Place madePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Glass

Overall: 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. ( 1.3 x 9.4 cm )

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair

1940.427

DescriptionColorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; in well, American eagle with wings spread and head raised to right, clutching arrows and laurel branch; inscription in scroll (stippled) issuing from eagle's beak and stars scattered in well; cornucopias (stippled and waffle-patterned) on interior rim, ending in raised circles (enclosed in braided rings) on rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 676-C).

Markingspressed: on well, in scroll: "FORT PITT"

ClassificationsGLASS