Decorative Plate

plate

Name/Title

Decorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.137

Description

Blue-and-white transfer printed plate. The border is printed with large flowers. The center is printed with an image of a neoclassical building with a central cupola and a columned portico. The image is labeled, "Soldiers Memorial Building, Stowe, Vt." The bottom of the plate is marked, "Made in England for Pike & Benson, Stowe, Vt. W. Adams & Co. Freney, Mitchell, Woodbury Co., Boston"

Context

Sold by Pike & Benson in Stowe, 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

10-1/4 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Pike & Benson

Related Places

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America