20-Mile House Commemorative Plate, 2021.008

Content Description

One porcelain (?) plate mounted in an octagonal wooden frame behind glass and a board matte. On the plate is a black and white image of Parker's 20 Mile House, a historical stagecoach stop and post office. The text "20-Mile House, Parker, Colorado" surrounds the image. A red border circles the image and text with scroll designs and tiny images of rural scenes. On the back is a narrative of the history of the building. Pen on the back indicates that this plate is 194 out of an edition of 500.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Stefani Wiest, Customer Experience Supervisor at DCL's Parker branch. Found in a cabinet of miscellaneous items during a clean-up of the Parker Library's offices, 2021.

Restrictions Apply

No