Dessert Plate

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dessert Plate

Entry/Object ID

1969.16.5a

Description

Black-and-white transfer-printed dessert plate. The center of the plate shows a scene of two figures in a point at the shore of a river with towers in the background. The border is printed with stylized flowers and leafy vines. The reverse is marked “NONPAREIL” within a decorative heraldic image with a rampant lion or weasel on the top and a woman with a shield and trident at the right.

Context

Descended within the Ranney family of Pittsfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1969.16

Source or Donor

Campbell, Avalyn I (1903-1968), Couse, Caroline S. (1905-1988)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

T. & J. Mayer

Date made

1838 - 1942

Place

City

Longport

County

Staffordshire

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Dessert

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

7-1/4 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Pittsfield

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America