St. Olaf College 3D object collection ➔ Shell-shaped dish with image of dormitory


Earthenware/Stoneware/Glassware/Silverware
Creation: undated Single
1 items
Small magenta shell-shaped dish with an image of a building in the middle. Underneath the image reads, "Dormitory, St. Olaf College | Northfield, Minn." The back of the dish is white with a black, blurry maker's mark, "WHEELOCK | ... J.C. & F.J. COUPER | NORTHFIELD, MINN. | DRESDEN [?]". Some residue is present on the back, and part of the front rim is chipped.
Archives Work Area ➔ 250J
277A
On Display ➔ Rolvaag Library Reference Room
This dish depicts Saint Olaf College Ytterboe dormitory for men. Built in 1901, the building was renamed Ytterboe Hall in 1914 and was torn down in 1997.

C.E. Wheelock Pottery Company (creator)
J.C. & F.J. Couper (related)
decorative plates
porcelain (material)