PLATE, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (Manufacturer)
On view in: Kitchen
About this object
An octagonal plate in the Beehive pattern. The center medallion is of six alternating beehives and bees around a floral motif. This is surrounded by four alternating thistles and stars. There is a border of acanthus leaves combined with classical forms, grapes, oak leaves and stylized scrolls. The edge is beaded.
- Object name:
- PLATE, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Glass
- Made in:
- Sandwich, USA
- Date made:
- 1827-1840
- Size:
- 3.8 × 24.8 cm (1 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 23.137.1
- Class:
- GLASS
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973