Plate, Decorative
76.92
from the collection of
Title
Commemorative PlateCreation Date
1894 – 1906Materials
Dimensions
1.25" H x 11" W
Description
White plate with image of a ship in pink with a blue sky, the name “Minneapolis” at the bottom of the water, and two crossed flags in pink further down. Scalloped edges and remnants of gold gilding on the edge. The back has “BP Co., FO” printed in blue ink. The plate was made by Bell Pottery in Findlay, Ohio. The ship is the U.S.S. Minneapolis that was commissioned in 1894 and was active in the Spanish American War.