Decorative Plate

plate

Name/Title

Decorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.30

Description

Decorative plate with molded and gilded rim. The plate is printed on the cheek with bunches of pink flowers and the center is printed with a full-color illustration of a large brick building with a round wing and towers. The image is labeled, "Billings Library, Burlington, Vt." The bottom of the plate is marked, "Wheelock, Made in Germany for Gardner Brewer, Burlington, Vt."

Context

Sold by Gardner Brewer in Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2005.21

Source or Donor

Caswell, Joanna C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Eugene R. Cleveland

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wheelock

Date made

1910 - 1930

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

3/4 in

Diameter

7 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Gardner Brewer

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America