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Dish

Object Name:
Dish
Object ID:
1998.003
Creator:
Ronald Henderson Associates -- Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
1964
Description:
Ceramic commemorative dish. Ironstone. White with gold rim and blue text (silkscreen), "CONCORD NATIONAL BANK / 100 / years / OF / COMMUNITY / BANKING / 1864-1964 / Serving the Granite State / Richard F. Upton". Maker's mark on back, blue (silkscreen), "RONALD HENDERSON ASSOCIATES / __ C__ In The __ ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES / Office Bldg. - Shopping Center / 819 LINCOLN ST. MANCHESTER, N.H. - 0_1__". Base ring present. Three kiln foot marks on bottom.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Ironstone
Dimensions:
H-0.95 Dia-6.9 inches
Provenance:
Name inscribed on dish, Richard F. Upton (1914-1996), was donor's father. Richard Upton was a prominent lawyer in Concord, served in the N.H. House of Representatives, and served as president of the NHHS. The Concord National Bank, also inscribed on the dish, was located at 47 North Main Street, Concord. The building it occupied was Concord's oldest and first two-story brick commercial building, built in 1808.
Credit Line:
Gift of William W. Upton
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