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Engraved yellow glass plate with decorative cut trim, flora and fauna scenes, and initial "O" i…
Glass Plate
Engraved yellow glass plate with decorative cut trim, flora and fauna scenes, and initial "O" i…
Engraved yellow glass plate with decorative cut trim, flora and fauna scenes, and initial "O" in the center of the plate, surrounded by a leaf and berry pattern.
Plate, Unknown Maker (Czech Republic), c. 1857, amber-flashed and etched lead crystal plate, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Glass Plate

Datec. 1857
MediumAmber-flashed and etched glass
Dimensions9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Forbes Owens.
Object number2016.3
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextWhile touring the European continent, John Wallace Owens (1821–1862), whose family owned the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, purchased four sets of glass in Vienna, present-day Austria, with money from the estate of his recently deceased father George Welshman Owens (1786–1856). He kept two of the sets for his family and presented the other two sets to his siblings. This piece descended through the family of George Savage Owens (1825–1897), John’s youngest brother, before being donated to the museum.
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