Artist:American
Medium: Glass
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Dates:1876
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 12 1/2 x 9 in. (4.1 x 31.8 x 22.9 cm)
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Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.213
Image: 40.213_bw.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Oval colorless pressed glass platter with handles. Molded design in center of platter shows a perched eagle holding in its beak a banner that arches over its head and reads "LIBERTY AND FREEDOM 1776"; eagle stands on a block inscribed, "CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES". The rim is inscribed "GIVE US THIS DAY / OUR DAILY BREAD" and has an irregular, serpentine edge along the sides; handles decorated with a bunch of wheat.