Plate, Cup
- Object Name:
- Plate, Cup
- Object ID:
- 1967.030.12
- Creator:
- Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
- Date:
- 1839-1841
- Description:
- Cup Plate. Clear pressed glass; log cabin with door without latchstring and "FORT MEIGS" in center; vines with alternating acorns and leaves and "TIPPECANOE" above, "Wm. H. HARRISON" below on border. Round scalloped edge.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-0.4 Dia-3.6 inches
- Provenance:
- The objects included in this gift were said to have descended to the donor, Margaret Adelaide (Pollard) Smith (1878-1972) through the Grimes-Stearns family of Keene, NH, and were stored at the family homestead in Keene. Margaret's mother was Helen Semira (Stearns) Pollard (1855-1939), antiques dealer of Keene. Her grandparents were David Bowker Stearns (1829-1912) and Adelaide Lydia Chamberlain (1833-1928) of Keene. Her great-grandparents were Jotham Stearns (1791-1832) and Mary Grimes (1795-1875) of Keene.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret A. Pollard Smith
- Subjects:
- Log cabins, Acorns, Leaves, Fort Meigs, Tippecanoe
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