Plate, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Plate, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1963.030A.02
- Place of Origin:
- Covington, TN
- Date:
- 1956
- Description:
- Souvenir plate. White earthenware. Circular, scalloped rim with molded ridges on rim. Base ring present. Central design, silk screened in black, shows a church with a tall pointed spire, weathervane, and clock tower. There is a tree in the foreground and clouds in the background. Text under image in upper and lower case sans-serif letters: "Warren Methodist Church / Warren, New Hampshire / 1818 - 1956". Rim is decorated in gold overglaze flowers and scrolls. Maker's mark on reverse in black depicts a globe with the words: "WORLD WIDE / Art Studios / Covington, Tennessee". Also on reverse is text about the history of the Warren Methodist Church (see accession folder for photo copy).
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-0.8 Dia-9.3 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, Churches, Clock towers, Clouds, Commemorative objects, Earthenware, Flowers, Plates, Scrolls (Visual works), Souvenirs, Spires, Trees, Weather vanes
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