Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1964.011

Place of Origin:

Covington, TN

Date:

circa 1964

Description:

Commemorative Plate. Whitewear earthenware decorated with black silk screen design, gold edging and molded feathered rim. Center design shows a church that has three windows on the side and five windows and a double door on the front. It also has a chimney in the rear and a cupola in the front and a lyre shaped weathervane. Background includes shrubs around the building and clouds in the sky. Below the image is the text in upper and lower case black lettering: "Piermont Congregational Church / Piermont, New Hampshire / 1772 - 1964" On reverse of plate is a text describing the history of the building which was built in 1837. (See photocopy of text in accession folder.) Also on reverse is maker's mark which shows a globe and text in several different type faces: "WORLD WIDE / Art Studios / Covington, Tennessee".

Material:

Ceramic

Dimensions:

H-0.8 Dia-9.3 inches

Provenance:

Souvenir of Piermont, NH, given by Dr. Sarah Emery Youngman, who donated several N.H. commemorative souvenirs to NHHS.

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. Sarah Emery Youngman

Subjects:

Ceramics, Chimneys, Churches, Clouds, Commemorative objects, Cupolas, Earthenware, Lyres, Plates, Shrubs, Souvenirs, Weather vanes