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Culture:American
Title:cup plate
Date Made:1829-1840
Type:Food Service
Materials:pressed lead glass
Place Made:United States; New England (probably)
Accession Number:  HD 2005.824
Credit Line:Found in Collections
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Cup plates were used when tea was drunk from saucers. After the tea was poured from the cup to the saucer, the cup was placed on a cup plate in order to prevent the tea from staining the tablecloth. Cup plates, small plates from 3 to 4 1/2 inches in diameter, were used to hold the cup to prevent damage or staining. These plates were made in great quantity about 1827 to about 1850, with scattered references to their use as late as 1870. Pressed, colorless, lead glass cup plate with the "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" and "BF" on the ship's flag, which was an early sidewheel steamship also equiped with sails, and with the American eagle with the shield on its breast, anchors, stars, and scrolls.

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