Plate, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Plate, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.116
- Date:
- circa 1950
- Description:
- Souvenir plate, North Congregational Church, Portsmouth, NH. White plate, molded border, gold band encircling center design. Center design: front and side elevation of North Congregational Church rendered in blue transfer print; caption (under image): "North Congregational Church. / PORTSMOUTH-NEW HAMPSHIRE." Manufactuer's information (bottom): "Decorated by Clay / DECORATING STUDIO / Hamilton Square, N.J."; narrative (bottom): "The North Congregational Church of Portsmouth, N.H. / was organized in 1671. The present building was / dedicated in 1855, being the third to stand on this /site. / A signer of the Declaration of Independence and of / the Constitution were members of this church. John/Paul Jones and Daniel Webster were parishoners. / One minister became president of Harvard and another / president of Yale. / The church possesses 6 famous Communion beakers, / dated 1705."
- 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:
- North Congregational Church
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