Washington's Home at Mount Vernon plate
Status
Not on viewDate1908
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueTransfer-printed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. × 7 5/8 in. × 1 in. (19.05 cm × 19.37 cm × 2.54 cm)
Credit LineGift of Betty Powell Ambrose, 2022.
Object numberM-5981
DescriptionCommemorative plate with an image of the east front of the Mansion at center, in sepia tones, with blue sky and green lawn, surrounded by a floral border, a teal green glaze along the shoulder and rim, and a gilded, scalloped edge.MarkingsPrinted on the reverse at center: “BUFFALO POTTERY” above an image of a buffalo, and “WASHINGTON’S HOME AT MOUNT VERNON” below.
Painted on the reverse at center: “1908/ 7”
Mount Vernon's object research is ongoing and information about this object is subject to change. For information on image use and reproductions, click here.
c. 1825
1857/1859
1792-1805
20th Century
1800-1807
1785-1795
c. 1876