Luncheon Plate

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Luncheon Plate

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1264

Description

Blue-and-white transfer-printed plate. The plate is decorated with a a swirling design around the border and at the center. The back is labeled "GRANITE CHINA WR.S.&Co." A rectangular paper sticker on the back bears the inked inscription, "Lucretia Rugg Twitchell of Jamaica Vt. Great Aunt. 3 plates, cup; saucer & cup plate."

Context

Used by Lucretia Rugg Twitchell in Jamaica, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

William Ridgeway, Son & Co.

Date made

1861

Time Period

19th Century

Place

County

Staffordshire

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Luncheon

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

Height

1-1/8 in

Diameter

9-3/8 in

Material

Ceramic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Twitchell, Lucretia Rugg (1797-1861)

Related Places

Place

Town

Jamaica

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America