Many close-up photos below.
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Kansas City, Missouri
Centennial 1850-1950
Featuring: The Scout, Union Station, Liberty Memorial, Pioneer Mother Memorial, Petticoat Lane, the Stockyards, Nelson Art Gallery, and more!
Vintage Collector's Plate
Approximately 10½" Diameter
Vernon Kilns Ultra Rim Edge Form
Sepia Brown Tone on White/Cream Background
Signed Under Glaze by
Erik H. Sederling
Renowned Vernon Kilns Artist
Made by
Vernon
Kilns
California Pottery
Los Angeles
ca. 1950
This
is a wonderful, historic, vintage (circa 1950) decorative collector's plate
from Vernon
Kilns California Pottery featuring Kansas City's 100th anniversary 1850-1950.
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.
This plate depicts a variety of the attractions (please see close-up photos below), including:
- Union Station
- The Indian Scout
- The Pioneer Mother Monument
- Liberty Memorial Monument
- Petticoat Lane
- Kansas City Stockyards (closed in 1991)
- William Rockhill Nelson Art Gallery
The back of the
plate
is inscribed under glaze with the wording:
Kansas City, Missouri
Centennial
Designed by
The vintage transfer
plate
has
the Vernon Kilns "Ultra"-style
rim with a transportation theme featuring stagecoaches, steam locomotive trains, modern trains, propellor planes, covered wagons, trucks, cars, buses, and the like.
Condition. The
plate is in great condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
... A desirable plate for
Vernon Kilns collectors, California Pottery collectors, collectors of
Missouri and Midwestern memorabilia.
Payment must be
received
within 3 days of auction close...
Always happy to combine shipping when safe to save you shipping costs.
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ware, EAPG, carnival glass, pottery, crystal, books, and the like!
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