Dishes
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1860-1880
MediumPressed colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of all dishes): 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1950.323.1-.6
DescriptionPair of small, pressed colorless lead glass dishes. Each of the dishes has a plain rim, ogee-curved sides, and a circular foot. The pattern, pressed into the underside of each dish, consists of a ten-pointed star on the bottom. The sides are decorated with an all-over pattern of sharp, raised diamonds, known as the "Sharp Diamond" or "Diamond Point" pattern.
Dish .1 has three large and several smaller chips in the top surface of the rim, as well as three short hairline cracks through the rim. Dish .2 has six small chips in the rim. Dish .3 has a handful of nicks to the outer edge of the rim. Dish .4 has about a dozen small chips in the rim. Dish .5 has six small chips in the rim, as well as one blemish in the rim that occurred at the time of manufacture. Dish .6 has three small chips in the top surface of the rim, and several nicks to the outer edge of the rim.
Dishes .1-.2 and .5-.6 deaccessioned in 2006.
Dish .1 has three large and several smaller chips in the top surface of the rim, as well as three short hairline cracks through the rim. Dish .2 has six small chips in the rim. Dish .3 has a handful of nicks to the outer edge of the rim. Dish .4 has about a dozen small chips in the rim. Dish .5 has six small chips in the rim, as well as one blemish in the rim that occurred at the time of manufacture. Dish .6 has three small chips in the top surface of the rim, and several nicks to the outer edge of the rim.
Dishes .1-.2 and .5-.6 deaccessioned in 2006.
Status
Not on view
