Tile
- Object Name:
- Tile
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.15
- Creator:
- Screencraft
- Place of Origin:
- West Yarmouth, MA
- Date:
- circa 1965
- Description:
- Tile, ceramic, with cork backing. White tile with screen printed image depicting Concord Coach (red, yellow, black). Text below coach reads, "1765 / BICENTENNIAL / CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1965". Hanging hook present on back. Maker's mark stamped on back, "Hand Decorated by / Screencraft / WEST YARMOUTH, MASS. / on Cape Cod."
- Material:
- Ceramic
Cork - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-6 D-0.3 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:
- Bicentennials, Ceramics, Coaches, Commemorative objects, Concord Coach, Cork, Souvenirs, Tiles
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