Name/Title
Commemorative PlateEntry/Object ID
2011.87Description
A decorative, commemorative plate depicting Commodore Sloat raising the flag at Monterey in 1846. The center of the plate depicts a scene with a four soldiers and one woman standing on the porch of a building; one man is raising the American flag onto a flag pole. There are people standing on the beach and three ships in the ocean in the background. Around the rim of the plate are various embossed depictions of California history, including a ship, cacti, missionaries, covered wagons, and trains.Collection
History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgMade/Created
Manufacturer
Wedgwood, Barker Bros.Date made
1939Time Period
20th CenturyEdition
First EditionInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label, Makers MarkLocation
Back of plate, centerTranscription
RAISING THE FLAG AT MONTEREY
(COMMODORE SLOAT)
1846.
[CA flag]
FIRST EDITION
SOLE IMPORTERS
{unintelligible seal}
WEDGWOOD
ETRURIA
ENGLAND
1939.
BARKER BROS., LOS ANGELES.Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkType
Makers MarkLocation
Back of plate, edge of centerTranscription
WEDGWOOD 80S39Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
EtchedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Plate, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old Object NumberOther Number
1058Provenance
Provenance Detail
Gift of Mabel KehlAcquisition Method
GiftAcquisition Date
Mar 1997
