Tray

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Tray

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.34

Description

Black toleware tray with a hand-painted design of red flowers and berries and green leaves around the border of the center. The edges of the tray flare upward. Overall the tray is rectangular, but the corners are cut off, giving it eight sides. The bottom is scratched with the inscription, "Sarah Rice's" in two places.

Context

Made by Sarah Rice in Reading, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Rice, Sarah Sterling (1766-1864)

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Reading

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tray

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

6 in

Length

9 in

Material

Metal, Paint