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Plate (Christopher Columbus)
Accession # 40.195
Title Plate (Christopher Columbus)
Date ca. 1892
Medium Glass
Dimensions 7/8 x 9 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (2.2 x 23.8 x 23.8 cm)
Inscriptions Molded above bust: "1492 / 1892"; molded below bust: "COLUMBUS"
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Location Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf C (Pressed Glass)
Description Round colorless pressed glass; in center, profile bust portrait of Christopher Columbus ringed by beaded border; rim is molded into the shape of a ship's steering wheel.