Railroad (AKA Train Plate)
Object NamePlatter
Manufacturer
Cooperative Flint Glass Co.
(American (Beaver Falls, PA), 1869 - 1937)
Datec. 1882
MediumNon-flint clear pressed glass
Dimensions1 x 9 x 12 in. (2.5 x 22.9 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of the Iowa State Questers. In the Iowa Quester Glass Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2003.75
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextThis platter commemorates the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, when the tracks met at Promontory Point, Utah. The engine on the platter is Union Pacific engine #350
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
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Cooperative Flint Glass Co.
1888
Object number: UM2011.221
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Sarah Grant
1996-1997
Object number: U97.151abcd
