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Cake plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1920-1960

GUSN

GUSN-50897

Description

Each plate is of colorless glass. Cake plate w/ scalloped edge on wide rim patterned at underside w/ graduated recessed octagons and 4-pointed star devices centering circular face; impressed and frosted w/ sprigs of grapes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cake plates (serving vessels)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
Glass
Molded
PLATE, CAKE

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.499.1

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