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Platter (McCormack Reaper)
Accession # 40.238
Culture American
Title Platter (McCormack Reaper)
Date 1831
Medium Glass
Dimensions 1 5/8 x 13 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (4.1 x 33.3 x 20.6 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Location Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf F (Pressed Glass)
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.