Title

Lincoln Drape Dish Lid

Creator

Boston and Sand wich Glass Company

Files

Creator Role

manufacturer

Description

The dish cover features the Lincoln Drape, an alternating medallion and semicircle pattern. This pattern runs along the base of the object, Vertical grooves fill the remaining space up until the handle. The object also features three cracks, which have been repaired.

Description Source

Remembering Lincoln. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/890 (accessed January 30, 2020).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

1865

Latest

1900

Approximate Creation Date

1865-1900

Measurement

5 1/2 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

pressed glass

Subjects

Glassware, Victorian; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

dish lid

Class

glassware & ceramics

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

2281.1

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.