Plate, Commemorative
Object number2003.130.8
Date1975
MediumCeramic; Glaze
Credit LineGift of Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association, Inc.
DescriptionCircular white ceramic commemorative plate. Shallow sloped walls. Circular foot. Face has polychrome image of a steam engine agricultural vehicle in a grassy field billowing light gray steam. Blue sky background. Vehicle faces to the viewer's right. Vehicle has gray-silver body with red and brown wheels and green compartment on rear. Image is surrounded by white margin. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 9.188 x 0.875 in. (23.3 x 2.2 cm)InscriptionsFace has black text at top of image "TRI-STATE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOC., INC." and at bottom of image "1975".
Historical Notes1975 Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association commemorative plate featuring Frick Company steam traction engine, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Part of a collection of fifteen commemorative plates depicting historical steam engines. Several of the engines were developed in Western Pennsylvania. Part of the Meadowcroft collection.
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Frick Company
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