Dish

Object Name:

Dish

Object ID:

1990.047.01

Creator:

Allen, William W. (1848-1942)Retailer

Place of Origin:

Germany

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Dish. Souvenir. Porcelain. Circular dish with scalloped rim and two pierced protrusions as handles. Rim decorated in a band of gold. 2" x 3" oval, uncolored image in center in black, in either transfer print or silk screen, depicts a store front on a street with a lamp and a tree nearby. Two signs on storefront include: "W.W.ALLEN", and another sign "W.H. ALLEN". To the left is a sign, partly legible: "---STOCK / LEARENCE SALE / OUSIDE GARET / WALL PAPERS". Title beneath the image in upper case sans-serif letters: "THE OLD STORE WHERE THIS CHINA WAS BOUGHT". Printed on reverse in black in upper case-sans serif letters: "MADE IN GERMANY / W.W.ALLEN / PENACOOK,NH".

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-1.45 W-6.3 D-5.9 inches

Provenance:

One of a set of four souvenir porcelain dishes, depicting scenes in Penacook, NH, purchased from antique's dealer, Brenda Joziatis. The dish depicts storefront signs including W.W. Allen and W.H. Allen. The 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)

Subjects:

Ceramics, Dishes, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Storefronts, Stores & shops, Street lamps, Streets, Trees