Mount Vernon commemorative plate
Date20th Century
Medium/TechniqueCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 1 in. x 9 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. (2.54 cm x 24.13 cm x 24.13 cm)
Credit LineGift of James C. Rees IV, 2012
Object numberM-5286
DescriptionCommemorative transferware dinner plate decorated in underglaze cobalt with an aerial view of Mount Vernon set inside a central reserve with the title "MOUNT VERNON/ HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON/ MOUNT VERNON, VIRGINIA" below the house. There is an underglaze blue "H" in the central reserve of the reverse.
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20th Century
1800-1810
c. 1790-1797
1800-1810
c. 1775
