Platter (Knights of Labor)

American

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

American. Platter (Knights of Labor), 1869. Glass, 1 x 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (2.5 x 22.2 x 29.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.223. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

American

Title

Platter (Knights of Labor)

Date

1869

Geography

Place manufactured: United States

Medium

Glass

Classification

Commemorative

Dimensions

1 x 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (2.5 x 22.2 x 29.8 cm)

Inscriptions

Molded around figures in center: "KNIGHTS / OF / LABOR" and "UNITED WE STAND / DIVIDED WE FALL" Molded on caboose on left side of rim: "USM"

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription

Accession Number

40.223

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