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Plate or Saucer (Fitzhugh Lee)

Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: ca. 1898
Dimensions: 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (1.9 x 14 x 14 cm)
Inscriptions: Below portrait bust, transfer-printed: "MAJOR GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.179
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.179_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Round colorless pressed glass with transfer-printed decoration in white applied to underside of three-quarters portrait bust of Major General Fitzhugh Lee set against a background of stars and stripes. Openwork rim.

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