Vase
- Title:
- Opera House, Newport, N.H.
- Object Name:
- Vase
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.08
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1895-1905
- Description:
- Vase. Molded white porcelain. Souvenir. Tall flattened, ovoid body with curved shoulders, short neck, scalloped rim, two double looped handles, and flared foot. Molded scrolls around foot, shoulders, neck, and handles. Molded dot bead band bordered cartouches on front and back. White back. Gold luster enamel paint on front. Hand-colored black transfer printed scene with Victorian Gothic building in center of horizontal oval on front. "OPERA HOUSE, NEWPORT, N.H." printed beneath scene. "MADE IN GERMANY FOR / J.W. Johnson / Newport, N. H." printed in oblong oval ribbon/seal on bottom.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-3.3 D-1.5 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
- Subjects:
- Buildings, Ceramics, Opera houses, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Vases, Victorian Architecture
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