Candy Dish

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

dish

Name/Title

Candy Dish

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.39

Description

Shallow, white ceramic dish shaped like a leaf. The edge of the dish is gilded. The center is printed with a line drawing of a clapboard building with a covered porch. A sign reading "POST OFFICE" hangs from the porch roof, and a mason sign hangs over one of the upper story windows. There is a horse-drawn cart in front. The image is labeled, "Post Office, Chelsea, Vt." The reverse is marked, "P.C.C. Made in Germany for W. S. Hatch, Chelsea, Vt. 1910"

Context

Sold by W. S. Hatch in Chelsea, 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

1910

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Dish, Candy

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

5/8 in

Diameter

4-1/2 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

W. S. Hatch

Related Places

Place

Town

Chelsea

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America