| Accession # |
40.258 |
|
Culture |
American
|
|
Maker |
M'Kee Brothers
|
| Title |
Platter (Eureka / Gold Rush) |
| Date |
1849 |
| Medium |
Glass |
| Dimensions |
11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (28.6 x 22.5 cm) |
| Inscriptions |
On diagonal banner across center, molded: "EUREKA" |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf C (Pressed Glass)
|
| Description |
Oval colorless pressed glass platter. In center, diagonal banner inscribed "EUREKA" against a mottled ground ringed by hatched pattern. Moving out from this ring into the rim are a plain ring, a ring with a pebbled ground interspersed with angled plain bands, and a ring that repeats the hatched pattern. |
