Decorative Plate

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Decorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

2011.606

Description

White ironstone plate, with a blue decorative scene, depicting a castle on a lake, with flowers in the foreground. Around the border of the plate is a molded, rope-like pattern.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Johnson Brothers

Date made

1939 - 1970

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Bottom of plate

Transcription

CASTLE ON THE LAKE / [crown icon] / Johnson Bros / England / PAT. No. 118580 / ALL DECORATION / UNDER THE GLAZE / COLORS PERMANENT / & ACID RESISTING / A GENUINE / HAND ENGRAVING

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Dinner

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

616

Dimensions

Depth

1 in

Diameter

10 in

Material

Ceramic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dora Rankin

Notes

Donor