Bread Plate (Continental Hall)

American

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

American. Bread Plate (Continental Hall), 1876. Glass, 2 1/8 x 12 7/8 x 9 in. (5.4 x 32.7 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.212. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

American

Title

Bread Plate (Continental Hall)

Date

1876

Geography

Place manufactured: United States

Medium

Glass

Classification

Commemorative

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"

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription

Accession Number

40.212

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