Decorative Plate

plate

Name/Title

Decorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.85

Description

Flat decorative plate or trivet. The dish is asymmetrical with feathered edges and pierced basket weave at the top edge. The center is printed with an engraved illustration of a large, Victorian building with several arches on the first floor and towers on every visible corner. The image is labeled, "LIFE INSURANCE BLDG, MONTPELIER, VT". The bottom of the dish is marked, "B. F. H. S. CHINA MADE IN AUSTRIA for Miss.S.S.Slade Montpelier, Vt.

Context

Sold by Miss S. S. Slade in Montpelier, 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 - 1930

Place

Country

Austria

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

Diameter

6-1/4 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Miss S. S. Slade

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America