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Bread Plate (Continental Hall)

Culture: American
Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: 1876
Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 12 7/8 x 9 in. (5.4 x 32.7 x 22.9 cm)
Inscriptions: Molded on rim: "GIVE US THIS DAY / OUR DAILY BREAD" Molded around Continental Hall: "CONTINENTAL / 1776 / 1876"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.212
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.212_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Oval colorless pressed glass platter with two handles molded in the shape of a hand gripping a bar with ball-shaped ends. The center depicts a view of Continental Hall, surrounded by a band of molded geometric decoration. The outer rim has a molded inscription, "GIVE US THIS DAY / OUR DAILY BREAD."

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