Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1961.051.04
- Place of Origin:
- U.S.A.
- Date:
- circa 1961
- Description:
- Commemorative Platter. Whiteware earthenware. Round body with scalloped rim, shoulders are steeply angled. Base ring present. Decorated in silk screen design in center and gold on rim. Central design shows a church which has a spire and clock tower in the front and a cross on the top. Church is surrounded with shrubs and clouds in the background. The church is surrounded by the following text all in a circle: "CANAAN BI-CENTENNIAL YEAR / 1761 1961 / Canaan Town Meeting House / 'Land of Milk and Honey' / CANAAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE". The rim is decorated with a wide gold band within the band is an applied floral design and below the band is a ring of small geometric designs also in gold. Maker's mark on revere in sans-serif lettering: "THE / 'SABINA' / LINE / Warranted 22 K / Made in U.S.A."
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 Dia-10.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Souvenir of Canaan, NH, given with a group of New Hampshire commemorative items. Dr. Youngman donated several N.H. commemorative souvenirs to the N.H.H.S.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Sarah Emery Youngman
- Subjects:
- Bicentennials, Ceramics, Churches, Clock towers, Clouds, Commemorative objects, Earthenware, Shrubs, Souvenirs, Spires
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