Dessert Plate

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dessert Plate

Entry/Object ID

2004.60.1

Description

Heavy white ceramic dessert plate. The round plate has a raised rim that is printed with an armorial image consisting of two figures in sailor suits holding oars in the outer hands and a banner between them. The shield-shaped banner has a yellow anchor on a blue ground. Above the banner in a three-masted ship with sails furled. Below the image is a ribbon or banner with the inscription, "CHAMPLAIN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY". The reverse has the green mark, "O.P.CO. SYRACUSE CHINA I-3".

Context

Used on a ship owned by the Champlain Transportation Company

Acquisition

Accession

2004.60

Source or Donor

Spencer, Anne Felton (1925-2019)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Syracuse China

Date made

Mar 1928

Place

City

Syracuse

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Dessert

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/4 in

Diameter

8 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lake Champlain Transportation Company

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America