Platter (McCormack Reaper)
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CULTURE
American
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
1831
DIMENSIONS
1 5/8 x 13 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (4.1 x 33.3 x 20.6 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
40.238
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Colorless pressed glass platter, oblong shape with handles. Center decorated with farming scene of man driving a horse-drawn McCormick reaper across fields while another farmer holding a rake watches. Wide rim decorated with picket fence pattern.
CONDITION: Good; chips around foot rim on underside and allover light scratches; manufacturing imperfections include "crease" in glass in center and irregularly molded edge.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
American. Platter (McCormack Reaper), 1831. Glass, 1 5/8 x 13 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (4.1 x 33.3 x 20.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.238. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.238.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 40.238.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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