Plate, Commemorative
- Title:
- Shaker Bridge, Built 1849. Enfield, N.H.
- Object Name:
- Plate, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1996.050.02
- Place of Origin:
- Austria
- Date:
- 1890-1910
- Description:
- Plate. Porcelain. Round, with base ring. White with black center design, and gold line along rim. Bottom marked in center: "Made in Austria / for / W. A. Wilmot / Enfield, N.H." in box; and "Vienna" below box. Also stamped "6". Design on center front: oval with image of river and bridge, field in foreground, village in background. Under oval reads: "SHAKER BRIDGE, BUILT 1849. ENFIELD, N.H."
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 Dia-7.3 inches
- Provenance:
- White porcelain plates with black transfer prints depicting local scenes were frequently commissioned by general stores. The plates were made in Germany and Austria starting around 1890, and were no longer made by WWI. This plate has the retailer name of William A. Wilmot (c.1869-), who was the manager of a general store in Enfield, N.H.
Donor worked for the Union Leader newspaper c.1974-1978. She lived in New Bedford, MA, at the time of the donation, and moved to Oregon soon thereafter. No information from donor about history of this plate. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Gretchen Fehrenbacher, Tigard, Oregon
- People:
- Wilmot, William A. (c. 1869- )
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