Vase

Title:

The Park, Newport, N.H.

Object Name:

Vase

Object ID:

1994.006.06

Creator:

Wheelock, C. E. & CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Dresden, Germany / Peoria, IL

Date:

1910-1915

Description:

Vase. Molded white porcelain with blue overlay glaze. Souvenir. Short ovoid body with wide curved shoulder, short narrow neck, flared curving edge, and rounded rim. Two upward curving, open scrolled handles. Gold enamel accent decorations. Hand colored, black transfer printed view of a park surrounded by rows of trees and a village in the background in a horizontal oval on the front of the body. "The Park, Newport, N.H." printed on a panel at the bottom of the view. "WHEELOCK / Made in Germany / for / J.W. Johnson & Son, / Newport, N.H." printed in black oval ribbon/seal on bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-2.7 W-4.2 Dia-4.1 inches

Provenance:

Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS. The Chworowsky estate included Hampshire Pottery pieces, as well as many other NH and non-NH collectibles.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky

People:

Chworowsky, Jane (1929-1993), Johnson, John W.

Subjects:

Ceramics, Parks, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Trees, Vases, Villages