Decorative Plate

plate

Name/Title

Decorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.115

Description

Blue-and-white transfer printed plate or trivet. The plate is printed with a narrow floral border and an image of a large, institutional building in the center. The image is labeled, "Richford High School, Richford, Vt." The plate is marked on the reverse, "THE ADAMS SOUVENIR SERIES W. ADAMS & SONS TUNSTALL, ENGLAND, EST. 1917 MADE IN ENGLAND FOR THE SEARS STORE, RICHFORD, VT."

Context

Sold at The Sears Store in Richford, 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

William Adams & Sons

Date made

1910 - 1930

Place

Country

England

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

7-3/4 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

The Sears Store

Related Places

Place

Town

Richford

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America