Centennial Commemorative Blue Plate MILWUAKIE, OREGON 1850-1950*Vernon Kilns Pty

Description

Vernon Kilns Milwaukie Oregon 1950 Blue Ultra
Many close-up photos below.
Milwaukie, Oregon:
1850-1950 Centennial
The Steamer "Lot Whitcomb," the Verandah Hotel, City Hall, the Old School House, Standard Mills, Lewelling House, Union High School,
and more!
Vintage Collector's Plate
10 3/8" Diameter,
Ultra
Rim Edge Form
Blue on White
Made by
Vernon Kilns
California Pottery
Los Angeles
ca. 1950
This is a grand, old
Milwaukie, Oregon
decorative centennial plate (1850-1950) from
Vernon Kilns California Pottery.
About Vernon Kilns.
Vernon Kilns made collectors plates for hundreds of cities and states in the United States, some organizations and institutions, and some for foreign cities and countries. Vernon Kilns closed its doors permanently in the early 1950s.
According to Bill Stern (2001), Vernon Kilns was one of the well known "Big Five" of the Southern California Pottery group (p. 42,
California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism
)
. Please see Maxine Feek Nelson's
Collectible Vernon Kilns: Identification and Value Guide
for more information about Vernon Kilns California Pottery.
The plate depicts a variety of traditional and historic sites of Milwaukie
(please see photos below)
including:
the Steamer "Lot Whitcombe" 1850
Old Episcopal Church, 1851
Union High School, 1925
Standard Mills, 1858
the Old School, 1859
the Verandah Hotel, 1853
City Hall, 1938
the Lewelling House, 1849
The back of the plate is inscribed
under glaze with the words:
Milwaukie's Story
1847 -- Founders come - Lot Whitcombe, Luelling traveling nursery.
1849 -- A town is born: "Seth Lewelling House", sawmills, grist mills, shipyard, dock.
1850 -- BANNER YEAR - Post Office, Steamer "Lot Whitcomb", newspaper "Western Star", public school, population 500.
1851 -- Fruit, flour, lumber make Milwaukie famous.
1890 -- Birthplace Oregon's Initiative Referendum.
1950 -- Miss Dawn Henry, Mrs. Neil Flint, Insturctor, Milwaukie Union High School.  Arrangement, Milwaukie Historical Society, H. S. Robinson, president; Zemas A. Olson, secretary
by
Vernon Kilns
U. S. A.
The vintage commemorative plate has the Vernon Kilns
"Ultra"
-style rim with a floral pattern.
Condition.
The plate is in
very good/excellent condition
with no chips, cracks, or restorations. The
transfer print is dark, crisp, and sharp.
... a desirable plate for Vernon Kilns California Pottery collectors, collectors of Northwestern American history memorabilia, collectors of Oregonian history memorabilia, and others.
... a thoughtful gift for the alumnus or alumna from the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Portland State University, and the many other institutions of higher learning in Oregon..
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Vernon Kilns California Pottery Plate
Milwaukie, Oregon: 1850-1950
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