Souvenir Plate

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Souvenir Plate

Entry/Object ID

2011.492

Description

A small, ceramic souvenir plate. The plate is white, with gold trim around the rim. In the center is an illustration of a bald eagle holding a shield with the American flag, as well as an American flag. Around the border of the plate is a calendar for the year 1917.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Terra Bella Mercantile Co.

Date made

1917

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of plate

Transcription

COMPLIMENTS OF Terra Bella Mercantile Co., TERRA BELLA, CALIF.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Souvenir

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

596

Dimensions

Diameter

7-3/8 in

Material

Ceramic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Dora Rankin

Owner/Agent

Dora Rankin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Mar 20, 1967