Plate, Commemorative
- Title:
- BEDELL COVERED BRIDGE/ hAVERHILL, N.H.-So Newberry , VT 1866-1963
- Object Name:
- Plate, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1963.030A.01
- Place of Origin:
- Appomattox, VA
- Date:
- 1963
- Description:
- Souvenir Plate. Circular white earthenware plate with gilt bands around outside and inside edges of rim. Center photo image is titled in upper and lower case: "BEDELL COVERED BRIDGE / Haverhill, N.H. - So. Newbury, Vt. / 1866...1963". Image shows the covered bridge surrounded with trees. Sign on bridge reads, in upper case Roman letters: "THIS BRIDGE UNSAFE / FOR MORE THAN 8 TON GROSS LOAD". Maker's mark on reverse in gold reads: "Fotoware / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / Preston-Hopkinson CO. / Appomattox, Virginia / For Decorative Use Only". Clear tape adhered on reverse has details about the history of the covered bridge (see accession file for photocopy of text). Also on reverse is a paper adhesive label with price: "$2.75".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1 Dia-9.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Given by Dr. Sarah Emery Youngman of Hebron, NH, along with several other N.H. commemorative plates. Dr. Youngman donated over 40 N.H. commemorative pieces to NHHS, from 1961 through 1968.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Sarah Emery Youngman
- Subjects:
- Ceramics, Commemorative objects, Covered bridges, Earthenware, Plates, Souvenirs, Trees
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