Card Receiver

Name/Title

Card Receiver

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.133

Description

Rectangular ceramic card receiver tray airbrushed pink and gilded around the edge. The tray is printed in the center with a full-color illustration of a large brick building resembling a cathedral. The image is labeled, "Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury, Vt." The bottom of the tray is marked, "MW Co. Made in Germany for Randall's Department Store, St. Johnsbury, Vt."

Context

Sold by Randall's Department Store in Saint Johnsbury, 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

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

Height

3-1/8 in

Width

5-1/8 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

E. N. Randall

Related Places

Place

Town

St. Johnsbury

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America