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Octagonal cake plate
American
1830–60
Place of Creation: United States
Medium/Technique
Pressed glass
Dimensions
3.8 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm (1 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William H. Fenn III Glass Collection
Accession Number1978.1127
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionColorless, octagonal cake plate. Center of base composed of adjoining bee hives, thistle, bees, and stippled hearts and a stippled background. Border of plate composed of scrolls, cross-hatching, alternating with leaves. Stippled background. Condition: Some flakes on rim.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. William H. Fenn III, Yorklyn SR Box 21, Mt Cuba, Delaware