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Vase

Title:
Armory, Nashua, N.H.
Object Name:
Vase
Object ID:
1993.045.04
Place of Origin:
Germany
Date:
circa 1910
Description:
Vase. Molded white porcelain with blue overlay. Souvenir. Flattened ovoid body with straight tapered sides, curved shoulders, baluster neck, flared edge, scalloped rim, tapered base, rounded foot, two doubled scroll handles extending from rim and neck to shoulder. Gold enameled bands on front, rim, foot, and edges of handles. Black transfer printed view with hand colored overlay of crenellated building with towers on a street surrounded by trees, in a circle on front. "ARMORY, NASHUA, N. H." printed on bottom of scene.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-5.5 W-3.4 D-2 inches
Provenance:
Belonged to the donor's grandmother Alice Jane Philbrick Merrill (1883-1968) who moved to Nashua, NH in 1910.
Credit Line:
Gift of Jane L. Maynard Ward
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