Dish, Bone
- Object Name:
- Dish, Bone
- Object ID:
- 1991.027.03
- Creator:
- Allen, William W. (1848-1942)
Instrument Make - Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Bone dish. Souvenir. Porcelain with boating scene in black transfer print or silk screen. Identified as "CONTOOCOOK RIVER PARK, PENACOOK, N.H." Ear-shaped dish, white with gold rim. Marked on bottom: "MADE IN GERMANY / W.W. ALLEN / PENACOOK, N.H." This maker's mark printed in black. Also three parallel lines in the glaze on reverse.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-1.2 W-6.2 D-3.8 inches
- Provenance:
- The general merchandise store was operated by three generations of the Allen family: William H. Allen (1815-1898), his son, William W. Allen (1848-1942), and grand-daughter, Grace W. Allen (1876-1964) of Penacook.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Allen, William W. (1848-1942)
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