New Mexico Commemorative Plate
Manufacturer / Maker
Vernon Kilns
(1931 - 1958 Vernon, California)
Dateca. 1955
Mediumceramic
Dimensions1 x 10 1/2 in.
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ellen Petry Leanse
Object numberPC2021.59.1
DescriptionThis is a circular, ceremonial plate made by Vernon Kilns celebrating different parts of the state of New Mexico with brown coloring on a white background. In the center of the plate are colored drawings of thirteen different areas of New Mexico. This includes buildings, areas, and events that defined New Mexico at the time. At the center of the drawings is the word "New Mexico" written in a brown font. There is a zig-zag and geometric border that runs around the plate, and is only interrupted by the Zia symbol and a circular symbol at regular intervals.On View
Not on view
August 1965
