Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

1982.005

Creator:

Moore, Henry P.Photographer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1899-1900

Description:

Commemorative plate. Porcelain. Circular plate with scalloped rim. Base ring present. Obverse shows a photo image in sepia color of a large church (St. John the Evangelist, South Main Street, Concord, NH). Church has a peaked roof front with a tall spire to the right with a weathervane on top. Fence, trees, and telephone poles in front. House or other building to the right. Handpainted gold lines on edges of photo; handpainted gold band on plate rim. Maker's mark on reverse in overglaze black: "H. P. MOORE & SON, / PHOTOS. ON CHINA, / Concord, N. H."

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-0.7 Dia-5.6 inches

Provenance:

Plate purchased by donors at LaVergne's in Boscawen, N.H., 2/6/1982, as a gift for N.H.H.S.
Image is that of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Concord, N.H. Plate image by Concord, N.H., photographer and artist, Henry P. Moore (1835-1911).

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin

People:

Moore, Henry P. (1835-1911)

Subjects:

Buildings, Churches, Commemorative objects, Fences, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Spires, Telephone poles, Trees, Weather vanes