Platter (Bunker Hill Monument)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
American. Platter (Bunker Hill Monument), 1876. Glass, 1 5/8 x 13 1/2 x 9 in. (4.1 x 34.3 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.211. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Culture
Title
Platter (Bunker Hill Monument)
Date
1876
Geography
Place manufactured: United States
Medium
Glass
Classification
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 13 1/2 x 9 in. (4.1 x 34.3 x 22.9 cm)
Inscriptions
In center, around Bunker Hill Monument, molded: "BIRTHPLACE OF LIBERTY" Around bouge, molded: "THE HEROES OF BUNKER HILL / THE SPIRIT OF SEVENTY SIX" Around rim, molded: "PRESCOTT 1776 STARK / WARREN 1876 PUTNAM"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Accession Number
40.211
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