Trinity Church Janesville Plate

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Trinity Church Janesville Plate

Entry/Object ID

4.18.43

Description

Janesville Trinity Lutheran Church Commemorative Plate. Material: ceramic. Size: 10 1/8" diameter. Description: white glazed porcelain with gold painted rim; three reproduced photographs of the Trinity Lutheran Church; caption at bottom: "Trinity Lutheran Church, Janesville, Minnesota, 1880-1980"; reverse side: gold backstamp: "Preston-Hopkinson Co., Appomattox, Virginia. Metal plate holder attached to back of plate.

Context

All artifacts were found in the home of John Schmidt of Janesville, MN. John is a great uncle to the donor. Emil Felske was a family friend. John's father was George Schmidt. George was part of the Janesville Fire Department and owned a clothing store with Werdin. George also sold insurance.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Plate, Commemorative

Create Date

February 22, 2019

Update Date

May 24, 2026