Dish

Object Name:

Dish

Object ID:

1959.039

Creator:

Stewart, J. M. & Sons Co.

Place of Origin:

Germany

Date:

1880-1919

Description:

Souvenir Dish. Pin Tray. Porcelain. Oval shape with two lobes. Flat bottom. Scalloped rim decorated with gold brush strokes. Center image in an oval shape done in black transfer print or silk screen, depicting a two story house surrounded with trees and a fence in the foreground. Title below image in upper case sans-serif letters: "ROLFE & RUMFORD ASYLUM, CONCORD, N.H." Maker's mark printed on reverse in black: "MADE IN GERMANY / J.M.STEWART & SONS Co / CONCORD N.H." Also on reverse is a paper label with donor information.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-0.5 W-5.5 D-4 inches

Provenance:

Note from donor says dish was "among our possessions."
J. M. Stewart & Sons, whose mark is on the dish, was a furniture, carpets, crockery, and house furnishing business, 1880-1919; address 122-128 North Main St., Concord, NH. The principals in the business were Jonathan M. Stewart (1826-1893; b. Andover, NH, moved to Concord by 1870), and his two sons, Arthur C. Stewart (1858-; b. Andover, NH) and Elmer M. Stewart (1861-; b. Andover, NH), all residents of Concord, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ursula G. Sanders

People:

Stewart, Arthur Charles (1858-1930), Stewart, Elmer May (1861- ), Stewart, Jonathan M. (1826-1893), Sanders, Ursula G. (1904-1989)

Subjects:

Ceramics, Dishes, Fences, Houses, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Trays, Trees