Plate
1870–90
Medium
Pressed yellow glass
Dimensions
Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification
Plate
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
Accession Number
46.140.582
Art Historical Context
This elegant pressed yellow glass plate, crafted by Adams and Company between 1870 and 1890, exemplifies the vibrant world of American decorative arts during the Gilded Age. Produced in Pittsburgh, a hub of the burgeoning U.S. glass industry, Adams and Company specialized in affordable yet stylish tableware that brought luxury within reach of the growing middle class. Measuring just 6½ inches in diameter, this sunny yellow plate reflects the era's love for bold colors and intricate patterns, made possible by the innovative pressed glass technique. Pressed glass revolutionized manufacturing in...
About the Artist
Adams and Company
Adams and Company was an American pressed glass manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose products exemplify the ingenuity and industrial ambition of Gilded Age glassmaking in the United States. The firm traces its origins to Adams, Mackin & Co., established in Pittsburgh in 1851; by 1861 it had reorganized as Adams and Company, operating under that name through 1891, when it became Fa...