Platter (Cleopatra), late 19th century. Glass, 1 3/8 x 13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (3.5 x 33.7 x 21.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard Fazzini and Mary McKercher, 2001.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2001.53_transp5208.jpg)
Platter (Cleopatra), late 19th century. Glass, 1 3/8 x 13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (3.5 x 33.7 x 21.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard Fazzini and Mary McKercher, 2001.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2001.53_bw.jpg)
Platter (Cleopatra)
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
late 19th century
DIMENSIONS
1 3/8 x 13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (3.5 x 33.7 x 21.9 cm) (show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
In molded letters around bouge: "Give us this day / our daily bread"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2001.53
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Richard Fazzini and Mary McKercher
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Colorless pressed glass bread dish with Egyptian revival decorations. General oval shape with rim that extends into rectangle and has double canted corners; short sides of rim form handles. In center, scene of Egyptian queen (Cleopatra) in profile, seated on bench in front of a decorated banister; in background, desert with palm trees, head of Sphinx poking out of sand, temple, and large column. Around bouge, inscribed: "Give us this day / our daily bread". Rim decorated with stippled border and stylized flower pattern.
CONDITION: Good; few tiny chips around edge and foot rim; few tiny hairline cracks around rim.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Platter (Cleopatra), late 19th century. Glass, 1 3/8 x 13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. (3.5 x 33.7 x 21.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard Fazzini and Mary McKercher, 2001.53. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2001.53_transp5208.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2001.53_transp5208.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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