Plate, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Plate, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.114
- Creator:
- Jonroth Studios
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1920
- Description:
- Souvenir plate, Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, NH. Blue and white transfer-printed earthenware. Moffatt-Ladd House (front elevation) in center with caption: "THE MOFFATT-LADD HOUSE, 1763. / PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE."; floral design on rim. Manufacturer's stamp (bottom): "Old English Staffordshire Ware / JONROTH / ENGLAND"; manufacturer's note (bottom): MADE IN STAFFORSHIRE ENGLAND / ALFRED MEAKIN, / ENGRAVED BY / C-M-WHITTINGHAM / IMPORTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR / MOFFAT-LADD HOUSE, 1763. / PORTSMOUTH, N.H." Narrative (bottom): 'MOFFAT-LADD HOUSE / PORTMOUTH, N.H. / A Registered National Historic Landmark. / GENERAL WHIPPLE'S HORSE CHESTNUT TREE, / NEARLY 200 YEARS OLD, SHADES THIS / MANSION MAINTAINED BY THE NATIONAL / SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, / IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. BUILT IN 1763 BY / CAPTAIN JOHN MOFFAT, IT FEATURES / BEAUTIFUL PANELLING A HANDSOME / STAIR HALL, AND AN 18TH CENTURY / TERRACED GARDEN" (inside scroll design).
- Material:
- Ceramic
earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-0.8 Dia-10 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- People:
- Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)
- Subjects:
- Moffatt-Ladd House
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