Name/Title
Commemorative PlateEntry/Object ID
2011.81Description
A decorative, commemorative plate depicting the Donner Expedition in 1846. The center of the plate depicts a scene with a covered wagon in the center, and many other covered wagons, horses, and people in the background. In the foreground, an Indigenous person is pointing two people on horses towards the right. 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
DONNER EXPEDITION.
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 9039Language
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
1058Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodProvenance
Provenance Detail
Gift of Mabel KehlAcquisition Method
GiftAcquisition Date
Mar 1997
