Tray

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tray

Entry/Object ID

SS.2013.1

Description

Black rectangular tray with rounded corners; raised lip; cental illustrated oval ornament with cartoon-like image of headless horseman astride running red horse, crop raised, clouds of dust rising, woodgrain background; gold-tone metallic rim around ornament; four ring feet moulded on bottom; embossed on bottom: "Couroc/ Monterey, California"; gold-tone label affixed to bottom, printed: "THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN from Washington Irving's delightful 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow"... one of the many popular Hudson River Valley tales of ghosts, ghost ships and buried treasure. A commemorative on the occasion of Seaboard Allied Milling Corporation's opening of its new flour mill in Albany, New York during the Summer of 1976./ by COUROC®/Monterey, California."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Couroc Company

Date made

1976

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-5/8 in

Width

12-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 3/4 in. (24.4 x 32.4 x 1.9 cm)

Material

Synthetic (phenolic resin), metal (unknown)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Wear to center ornamental medallion; area of orange-brown discoloration to metal band around medallion at 2:00 position; scratches to black surface of tray at center bottom below medallion; areas of wear and rubbing consistent with use on bottom surface.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Seaboard Allied Milling Corporation

Notes

User

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 17C

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial