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Dish

Object Name:
Dish
Object ID:
1952.025
Creator:
French, Abram & Company
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1890
Description:
Souvenir Dish. Porcelain. Square, with cut corners. Circular base ring present. Obverse has black transfer print overpainted in blue, green, yellow, brown and pink. Image shows railroad tracks through a notch in the foreground, and a hotel in the background. Text under image in upper and lower case Roman letters: "Gates of the Crawford Notch, White Mts". Cut corners are outlined in gold. Maker's mark on reverse is printed in red within an oval: "Abram French & Co. / Boston".
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-0.65 W-4.9 D-4.5 inches
Provenance:
No provenance given by donor. Maker or importer mark of Abram French & Co., manufacturers and importers of pottery, by 1860-1892, after (at which time the name changed to Abram French Company).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. T. J. McAuliffe
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