Dish
- Title:
- B. & M. Railroad Station, Newport, NH
- Object Name:
- Dish
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.12
- Place of Origin:
- Altenburg, Germany
- Date:
- 1890-1920
- Description:
- Dish, oval porcelain. Green molded floral and dot rim design, with overglaze gold daisy motif. Central image, a transfer print or silk screen, depicts train station, done in blue, green, red, and yellow. Image titled, "B. & M. Railroad Station, Newport, N.H." Maker's mark on base, overglaze red: "[ALTENBURG]China / Made in Germany / for / J. W. Johnson & Son / Newport, N H".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 W-7.5 D-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)
- Subjects:
- Ceramics, Dishes, Porcelain, Souvenirs, Train stations
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