Plate, Commemorative
Object number2003.130.10
Date1973
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 dirt field billowing gray steam. Blue sky background. Vehicle faces to the viewer's right. Vehicle has gray-black body with yellow and gray wheels. Image is surrounded by white margin. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 9.125 x 0.875 in. (23.2 x 2.2 cm)InscriptionsFace has black text at top in margin "TRI-STATE HISTORICAL STEAM ENGINE ASSOC., INC." and at bottom of image"1973".
Yellow sign on proper right side of vehicle roof has black text "H LESTER LEE".
Front proper right side of engine body has yellow text "RUSSELL".
Historical Notes1973 Tri-State Historical Steam Engine Association commemorative plate featuring 1922 Russell 16 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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