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1800-1850
GUSN-11452
A glass cup plate with a Henry Clay motif in the center with a star underneath. It has a scalloped rim and a paisley-like border suggesting a thistle and shield motif.
cup plates
glass (material)
stamping (forming)
commemoratives
paisley
shields (motifs)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Glass
Stamped
Classical Figure
Commemorative
Thistle
Shield
Paisley
PLATE, CUP
Stamped on the bottom is: HENRY CLAY.
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
0.5 x 3.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.527
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Cup Plate Accession Number 1991.525
Title Cup Plate Accession Number 1991.526
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