Saucer

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Saucer

Entry/Object ID

1999.44

Description

Clear glass saucer pasted with stamps. The saucer is molded on the reverse with a design of repeating circles. The smooth top is covered in brown paper onto which have been glued green and pink postage stamps showing Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. Prior to application, the stamps were carefully cut apart: the central oval and denominations (1, 2, and 3) are cut out separately.

Context

The stamps are from the Civil War correspondences between Thomas Brown of Ryegate, VT and his family.

Acquisition

Accession

1999.44

Source or Donor

Maver, Amelia Brown (1924-2014)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1864

Place

Town

Ryegate

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Saucer

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

Height

7/8 in

Diameter

6-3/8 in

Material

Glass, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brown, Thomas

Related Places

Place

Town

Ryegate

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War