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Plate (Christopher Columbus)
Accession # 40.196
Title Plate (Christopher Columbus)
Date ca. 1892
Medium Glass
Dimensions 1 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (3.2 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm)
Inscriptions Molded on Columbus's lapels: "1492 / 1892"; molded across his shirt front: "COLUMBUS"
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Location Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf C (Pressed Glass)
Description Round blue pressed glass plate with fancy openwork rim. In center, three-quarters bust portrait of Christopher Columbus surrounded by a fancy foliate border.