Saucer
- Object Name:
- Saucer
- Object ID:
- 2007.064.15
- Creator:
- Scheier, Mary (1908-2007)
Potter - Place of Origin:
- Durham, NH
- Date:
- 1949
- Description:
- Saucer. Made by Mary Scheier (1908-2007), Durham, NH; 1949. Red earthenware with light blue-green glaze. Flat, circular body with curved sides and a straight foot. Indented saucer rim in the center of the interior. "Scheier" signed on the bottom.
- Material:
- Redware
- Dimensions:
- H-0.85 Dia-5.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Presented to the donors in 1949 as a wedding gift by 8 ladies who were rug hookers, one of which was Jean Schneider, mother of Ben Schneider, one of the donors. Ben and Kay Schneider were married on May 21, 1949. Ben Schneider was the son of Ben and Jean Schneider, who were summer residents of Governor's Island, Hampstead, NH, starting in 1930. Jean Schneider was interested in American crafts and knew the Scheiers through their residence in New Hampshire. The donors continue to occupy the home as a summer residence.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ben and Kay Schneider
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