Plate, Commemorative
Object number2003.130.9
Date1974
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 white steam. Blue sky background. Vehicle faces to the viewer's right. Vehicle has gray body with turquoise framework and machinery and red wheels. Image is surrounded by white margin. Reverse is undecorated.InscriptionsFace has black text at top "TRI-STATE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOC., INC." and at bottom "1974".Front of vehicle's body has white text "CASE".
Historical Notes1974 Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association commemorative plate featuring 1912 Case 110 H.P. steam traction engine. 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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