Plate

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Plate

Entry/Object ID

2.82.80

Description

Material: ceramic. Size: 6 1/4" diameter. Color and description: white china - gold luster band on rim, orange design of ground cherries and green leaves over most of the plate - backstamp in gold luster "Imperial Austria, Handpainted", backstamp in green "Imperial, PSL, Empire II, Austria". Backstamp numbers "4074/5".

Context

Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Plate

Class

Food Service T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

November 7, 1995

Update Date

November 21, 2024