Cup plate
Medium
Pressed glass
Dimensions
Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification
Cup plate
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Anne Du Pont Peyton, 1944
Accession Number
45.100.95
Art Historical Context
Nestled in The American Wing of the Metropolitan of Art, this delicate cup plate from the Boston Sandwich Glass Company (182–30) exemplifies the of industrialized American glassmaking. Measuring just 3 5/8 inches in diameter, a petite pressed glass treasure, gifted through the bequest of Anne Du Pont Peyton in 1944. Crafted in Sandwich, Massachusetts—one of the nation's earliest glassmaking hubs—this piece reflects the post-Independence fervor for homegrown luxury goods. Pressed glass, the innovative medium here, transformed the industry by pouring molten glass into detailed metal molds under...
About the Artist
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company · 1825–1888
The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, a pioneering force in American glassmaking, was established in 1825 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, by visionary entrepreneur Deming Jarves, who had honed his expertise as an agent for the New England Glass Company in Cambridge. Jarves built the factory on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal, incorporating it formally the following year with Boston investors. Drawing o...