Pairpoint purple 💜 cup plate snowflake 1980 5th Annual Christmas collectible ❄

this color is absolutely stunning this is a beautiful purple glass made by pairpoint of a sagamore Mass pairpoint glass company and the design is for the New Bedford Glass museum 5th annual Christmas plate from Christmas 1980 the 1980 Christmas plate has a central design of a snowflake a symbolic of new bedford's blustery winter the snowflake appears as a motif on some pairpoint decorated wears brand new in the box stickers still on !t for the glass collector add to your collection or start now Pairpoint Glass is a very famous glass company!! from the paperwork inside: Cup Plats were widely used in the 18th century and early 19th century... hot tea was served in the handless cups and poured into saucers to cool 🍵 was drunk from the saucer while the cup was placed on a cup plate, to protect the table. the glass blowing cupids have become the trademark of the New Bedford Glass Museum and will be used in all of their publications.