Pot
- Object Name:
- Pot
- Object ID:
- 2013.011
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1903
- Description:
- Souvenir bean pot. Red earthenware. Ovoid form with unglazed exterior. Clear glazed interior. "OLD HOME DAY / 1903 / CHICHESTER, N.H." stamped on side.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Redware - Dimensions:
- H-2.75 Dia-3.3 inches
- Provenance:
- "Old Home Day" is a day set aside each summer by many New England communities to celebrate town history, culture, and family ties. The idea of Gov. Frank W. Rollins, the "Old Home Week" festival was inaugurated in New Hampshire in 1899, to win back some of the people and wealth lost to newer parts of the country during the19th century.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Souvenirs
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