Plate, Commemorative

Title:

New Academy Building, Andover, NH

Object Name:

Plate, Commemorative

Object ID:

1993.027.05

Place of Origin:

Dresden, Germany

Date:

1894-1914

Description:

Plate, commemorative. Circular porcelain plate, five pairs of slight indentations divide rim into five sections, molded scrolls on rim; base ring present. Thin gilt bands on outer and inner edges of rim. Rim purple. Center decal or transfer-print titled: "NEW ACADEMY BUILDING, ANDOVER, N.H.", blue and white sky, black and brown building, green grass. Building has a cupola and columned, semi-circular portico, hipped roof. Printed on back, in overglaze black: "WHEELOCK / MADE IN GERMANY / FOR / F. E. EMERSON ANDOVER, N. H. / DRESDEN." Maker's mark in green consists of a crown with text below: "B.R.C. / Moliere / Germany".

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-0.8 Dia-6.1 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.
C.E. Wheelock Co. imported souvenir plates made in Dresden, Germany from 1894 to 1922, though most of the production ended by WWI. In this case, the plate was produced for an Andover, N.H. retailer, F.E. Emerson.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Emerson, F. E., Ruth, Charlotte, Ruth, Lawrence

Subjects:

Academy, Buildings, Ceramics, Commemorative objects, Cupolas, Plates, Porcelain, Porticoes (Porches), School buildings