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Description
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| Lexington Bicentennial crystal cup plate, 3.25 in. diameter. Around the perimeter of the plate: "The Call to Freedom - Lexington 1775-1975." In the middle of the plate, a drum (representing William Diamond's drum). Designed especially for the Lexington Bicentennial. Housed in ivory box. Printed note (3x3 in.): "This crystal cup plate was designed especially for the Lexington Bicentennial. Cup plates, now considered highly collectable, were originally used between 1832-1860. At that time, fashion decreed tea cups should be without handles; hot tea was poured into a deep saucer to cool and then the cup put to rest on a dainty cup plate provided, thereby not soiling the linen or polished wood. On April 19, 1775, Captain Parker directed William Diamond, a youth of 16, and one of the company's drummers, to beat on his drum to alert the Minutemen to the impending arrival of the British. William Diamond's drum, which is portrayed on this cup plate, is now owned by the Lexington Historical Society and is considered one of their most valuable possessions." |
Objects
-Lexington Bicentennial crystal cup plate
-Cary Memorial Library 2011. All rights reserved.
The Edwin B. Worthen Collection, Cary Memorial Library
| Lexington Bicentennial Plate, 1975 |
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The Edwin B. Worthen Collection, Cary Memorial Library