Dessert Plate

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dessert Plate

Entry/Object ID

1959.17.55

Description

White-bodied ceramic dessert plate with a wide band of pink decoration. The plates is decorated with a circular band of pink luster at the center, creating the illusion of a small well. Outside the band, the ground is pink, spanning both the rest of the well and the entire lip. The pink is decorated with pink luster hand-painted asiatic leaves and flowers.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.17

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

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

Height

7/8 in

Diameter

7-5/8 in

Material

Ceramic