Commemorative Plate

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Commemorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

2011.287.22

Description

White commemorative plate, with colorful illustration in the center. Illustration depicts the red Live Oak Inn with trees behind it at the top, two cat statues at the edges of the center, and a scene with a purple piano and chair at the bottom.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Sabina Line

Date made

1967

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of plate, bottom of illustration

Transcription

Ruby and Bus Benson / Live Oak Inn / 1946 "21" 1967

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Back of plate

Transcription

THE "SABINA" LINE / [unintelligible]ted 22 K. / Made in U.S.A.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Notes

Based in research, the unintelligible word is "warranted"

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

1023

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Diameter

9-1/4 in

Materials

Material

Ceramic

Material Notes

Porcelain

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harriet Messenberg née Webley

Notes

Donor

Person or Organization

Maureen Warren

Notes

Unclear who she is in relation to this object - there is a note with her information with the plate, and her name is on the tag. However, she is not listed as the donor in the paper file. Could be owner, or co-donor.

Person or Organization

Live Oak Inn

Exhibition

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 1