Bluenose Commemorative Plate

Name/Title

"Bluenose" Commemorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

1985.131.001

Description

-white ceramic commemorative plate with blue detailing - "Bluenose" "Yarmouth-Bar Harbour Ferry" on front - blue leaves & rope around edge - backstamp: "Weatherby Hanley/England/Falconware/#2-62" "Durability" on British flag Note: The Bluenose ferry ran from Bar Harbor Maine to Yarmouth Nova Scotia beginning in 1960. It was named after Nova Scotia's famous racing schooner and was replaced by a newer version in 1982 and ran until 1997. It held 615 people and 165 cars. "The Cat" then took over as the high speed ferry.

Collection

Decorative Arts Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Weatherby Hanley England

Manufacturer

Weatherby Hanley England

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Bluenose

Material

Ceramic