Fort Pitt Glass Works · 1830–35
Cup plate
Fort Pitt Glass Works
Cup plate
1830–35
A pressed-glass cup plate produced by the Fort Pitt Glass Works of Pittsburgh in the mid-19th century. Pressed glass, introduced in the 1820s, allowed inexpensive mass production of ornamental tableware for the expanding American middle class. Art Institute of Chicago decorative-arts collection.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago