Plaque

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

plaque

Name/Title

Plaque

Entry/Object ID

1954.37

Description

Plaster plaque of New England. A majority of the plaque is colored using a plaster tint. Plaque depicts topographic map of New England along with several rivers. Mountains are depicted as a series of edged points facing upward. Rivers are depicted are depicted using a series of depressions in the plaster. Several red pen marks are visible in north western Vermont, southern Maine, eastern new Hampshire and north eastern Massachusetts. Up and to left of the map is a 4 sided compass with fleur de lis in the middle. To the south east of the map the text " New England" is molded . To the south of the map the text "modeled by the new England Planning commission" is molded but the text is slightly obscured by wear. A metal wire is protruding from the top of the plaque.

Acquisition

Accession

1954.37

Source or Donor

New England Regional Commission

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

New England Regional Commission

Date made

1940 - 1950

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Map

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaque

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cartograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaster

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Construction Materials

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Height

22-1/2 in

Width

16 in

Depth

7/8 in

Materials

Material

Plaster, Metal

Material Notes

Only metal part is that wire protruding out from the top of the base.