Plate, Commemorative

Title:

Saturday Street Auction, Keene, New Hampshire

Object Name:

Plate, Commemorative

Object ID:

1993.027.03

Creator:

Preston-HopkinsonManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Appomattox, VA

Date:

1949-1993

Description:

Plate, commemorative. Circular ironstone plate with gilt bands around outside and inside edges of rim. Center has sepia-toned reproduction of a photograph titled: "SATURDAY STREET AUCTIONS / KEENE, New Hampshire". The Cheshire House is in center background, a group of people stands in center with ox carts and horse and buggies. Gold lettering on back: "Preston-Hopkinson Co. / Appomattox, Virginia / For Decorative Use Only." A typed label of clear (now yellowed) tape adhering to reverse, left edge missing: "[Satur]day Street Auctions----Keene, New Hampshire / ...Street auctions were weekly events on Main Street / ...time Keene, New Hampshire. The auctions originated / ...Old Tavern on the site of the Cheshire House. The / ...-Room moved to the street after the fires of 1836. / ...background stands the Cheshire House, long re- / [garded] as one of N.H.'s finest hotels. Built in 1836-37 / ...the third tavern or hotel to occupy the site."

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-1 Dia-10 inches

Provenance:

Items from the estate of Charlotte Ruth who was a volunteer at NHHS. The items were owned by Mrs. Ruth and her husband Lawrence E. Ruth, who lived at 14 Wall St., Concord, NH.
According to their website (www.prestonpromos.com), Preston-Hopkinson began developing photographs on porcelain plates in Lynchburg, VA in 1949. They moved to Appomattox, VA for a number of years before returning to Lynchburg.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Ruth, Charlotte, Ruth, Lawrence

Subjects:

Buggies, Buildings, Ceramics, Commemorative objects, Horses, Ox carts, People, Photographic prints, Plates