Plate, Commemorative

Object Name:

Plate, Commemorative

Object ID:

1951.013.14

Place of Origin:

Germany

Date:

1890-1900

Description:

Commemorative Plate. Souvenir. Porcelain. Circular, with two heart-shaped cutouts in the rim and molded decoration in diamond pattern with scrolls. Scalloped edge. Two base rings present. Black transfer print in center depicts a large tree within an oval. Below image in upper case sans-serif letters: "WHITTIER'S PINE, CENTRE HARBOR N.H." Maker's mark on reverse in black in upper case sans-serif letters: "MADE IN GERMANY FOR / O.E. OSGOOD, / MEREDITH N.H." Paper label on reverse with donor information.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-1.4 Dia-9.75 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Dr. and Mrs. Loren A. Sanders Collection, bequeathed by Madeline C. Sanders (1876-1951). Retailer's mark of Orra E. Osgood (1852-1932), of Meredith, NH. Osgood appears on the 1900 Meredith census records as working in fancy goods.
Image title, "Whittier's Pine," may refer to John Greenleaf Whittier's (1807-1892) 1885 poem, "The Wood Giant," said to have been written at Sturtevant's Farm, about a mile from Centre Harbor, NH. The poem refers to the pine tree, "With somewhat of that Pagan awe With Christian reverence blending, We saw our pine-tree's mighty arms Above our heads extending."

Credit Line:

Dr. and Mrs. Loren A. Sanders Collection, Bequest of Madeline C. Sanders

People:

Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892), Osgood, Orra E. (1852-1932), Sanders, Loren A. (1874-1946), Sanders, Madeline C. (1876-1951)

Subjects:

Ceramics, Commemorative objects, Hearts, Plates, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Trees