Commemorative Plate

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Commemorative Plate

Entry/Object ID

1955.11.22

Description

Blue-and-white transfer printed plate showing the Bennington Monument at the center. The monument is shown as part of a landscape scene, with the surrounding park at the bottom. Flanking the monument are portrait busts of John Stark and Ethan Allen. The border has large cabbage roses interspersed with oval-framed Bennington scenes. The back is labeled with the inscription, "Bennington Battle Monument Erected 1867-1881 "There are the redcoats; they are ours, or Molly Stark sleeps a widow to night." Gen: John Stark. At Battle of Bennington, Aug: 16th 1777." It also bears a Wedgwood maker's mark and the label, "Made in England for C. F. Atkins, Bennington, Vermont."

Context

Sold by Oatman and Wood in Bennington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1955.11

Source or Donor

Horton, Ida B. (1873-1955)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wedgewood

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Commemorative

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Diameter

9-7/8 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Oatman & Wood

Related Places

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Bennington