Plate, Commemorative

Title:

Old Man of the Mountains, Franconia Notch, NH

Object Name:

Plate, Commemorative

Object ID:

2012.039

Creator:

Jonroth Studios

Place of Origin:

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1935-1955

Description:

Souvenir plate, Old Man of the Mountain. Transfer-printed earthenware, blue on white. Image of Old Man of the Mountain in center, with blue printing below: "OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS / FRANCONIA NOTCH NH". Rose, shamrock, thistle, and rope band border. Printed in blue on reverse: "OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS / IN THE HEART OF THE PICTURESQUE / WHITE MOUNTAINS", in a ribbon; "Old English Staffordshire Ware / JONROTH / ENGLAND / MADE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND / BY THE ROYAL STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY / ESTABLISHED IN 1750 / IMPORTED FOR THE / STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / FORESTRY AND RECREATION DEPT. / PROFILE STORE / FRANCONIA NOTCH, N.H."

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed

Dimensions:

H-0.7 Dia-10 inches

Provenance:

Originally collected by Marian Dodds Shellenberger of Sharon, PA. She gave it to her grandson, William Hamilton, when he moved to New Hampshire, c. 1980. The State of New Hampshire Forestry and Recreation Department commissioned John H. Roth Company of South Bend, IN, to produce the plate, which was sold in the Profile Store in Franconia Notch, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Anne Hamilton

Subjects:

Old Man of the Mountain