Card Receiver

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Name/Title

Card Receiver

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.8

Description

Rectangular card receiving tray. The edges of the tray are molded into curves to appear "wrinkly" and printed a light pink color fading to white in the center. The very edges are gilded. The center is printed with an engraved illustration of a neoclassical building with a square cupola surrounded by leafless trees. The image is labeled, "OLD ACADEMY, BARRE, VT." The bottom is marked, "Made in Germany for G. F. Scott & Co., Barre, Vt."

Context

Sold by Geo. F. Scott & Co. in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2005.21

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eugene R. Cleveland

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1895

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Receiver, Card

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tray, Household

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Length

4 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

George F. Scott and Co.

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America