Dish
- Object Name:
- Dish
- Object ID:
- 1990.047.02
- 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. Center, uncolored image in transfer print or silk screen in black depicts several buildings along a street within an oval border. Storefront signs visible on a couple of the buildings including: "MEAT MRT" and "WASH__". Title under image in upper case sans-serif letters: "MAIN STREET, PENACOOK.N.H.". Printed on reverse in black in upper case sans-serif letters: "MADE IN GERMANY / W. W. ALLEN / PENACOOK,NH".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-1.4 W-6.2 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 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)
- Subjects:
- Ceramics, Dishes, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Storefronts, Stores & shops
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