Nut Dish

dish

Name/Title

Nut Dish

Entry/Object ID

2005.21.154

Description

Oval, white ceramic nut dish with scrolled and gilded edge. The center is printed with an engraved image of a tall building with covered porches around the first and second stories. There is a large radio tower in the background. The image is labeled, "HALE'S TAVERN, WELLS RIVER, VT." The back is marked, "Made in Austria for Ansel T. Davis, Wells River, Vt. Vienna"

Context

Sold by Ansel T. Davis in Wells River, 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

Dish, Nut

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

Height

5/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Length

4-1/8 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cleveland, Eugene R. (1911-2005)

Person or Organization

Ansel T. Davis

Related Places

Place

Village

Wells River

Town

Newbury

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America