VINTAGE AVON 1976 CAPE COD COLLECTION SERVING BOWL ~ RUBY RED

THIS UNIQUE AVON 1876 CAPE COD COLLECTION SERVING BOWL WAS INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC ROMAN ROSETTE PATTERN. THE COLLECTION NAME, COMMEMORATES BOTH THE SPIRIT OF THE 1876 PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL, AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. PRODUCED BY THE BOSTON & SANDWICH GLASS WORKS, WHICH WERE FOUNDED ON CAPE COD IN 1825. ** THE "LACEY ROMAN ROSETTE PATTERN" REFERS TO A SPECIFIC DESIGN USED IN EARLY AMERICAN PATTERN GLASS (EAPG), PARTICULARLY BY MANUFACTURERS LIKE BOSTON & SANDWICH GLASS CO. IN THE 1830s-1840s. IT FEATURES AN INTRICATE, LACY DEPICTION OF A ROSETTE, A STYLIZED FLOWER DESIGN WITH ANCIENT ORIGINS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTATION AND SYMBOLISM. 9" W X 3" T