Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2015.005.002 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Other Name |
Souvenir, Grey County |
Title |
1987 International Plowing Match Plate |
Date |
1987 |
Year Range from |
1987 |
Year Range to |
1987 |
Artist |
Canadian Art China Company |
Made |
Canadian Art China Company |
Place of Origin |
Collingwood, Simcoe County |
Description |
Glazed white china and 22-karat gold-trimmed 9-inch souvenir plate. It reads: "Grey County International Plowing Match / 1987 / Beautification & Improvement". It has a brown, transfer-printed illustration of a plowman and his horse team at work. The illustration is set inside a margin in the shape of Grey County's outer border. |
Makers mark |
Underside has the gold outline of a maple leaf and banner logo of the Can. Art China Co. of Collingwood, Ontario, and also has a 22 karat notation. |
Provenance |
Made by the Canadian Art China Company of Collingwood, Simcoe County. Dates to 1987. Likely belonged to Gwen Mitchell of Leith, Sydenham Township, Grey County. It was made for the 1987 International Plowing Match held near Meaford, in St. Vincent Township, Grey County. Last owned by Donna Mitchell of Annan, Grey County. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/China/Glaze/Transfer Print/Gold |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 Dia-23 cm |
Found |
Annan, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
Subjects |
Plowing Plows Horses Agricultural exhibits Agricultural machinery & implements |
Search Terms |
IPM - 1987 (International Plowing Match) Canadian Art China Company |
Function |
Commemorative plate ordered by the International Plowing Match committee prior to 1987. |