Plate

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Object Name: 
Plate
Place Made: 
United States, probably Midwestern
Accession Number: 
86.4.235
Dimensions: 
H: 2.1 cm, D: 18.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1901
Credit Line: 
Gift in memory of Louise Wood Tillman
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; pressed, with printed decal, gilded. Circular shape, border with fleur-de-lis, cold-painted with gilt; center with transfer print of tower with "PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION BUFFALO N.Y." above and "ELECTRIC TOWER" below; the center of the plate is backed with paper to protect the design.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Tillman, Louise Wood, Former Collection
Graham, John R. Jr., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressed, with printed decal, gilded
pressing