Pitcher, Presentation
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Presentation
- Object ID:
- 2013.018
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- circa 1866
- Description:
- Pitcher, presentation. Molded white porcelain with red and gold decoration. Ovoid body with curved strap handle. "S. N.S. Kaime / 1817 / Barnstead N.H." painted in gold on front (1817 in green). "In Wedlock / JANUARY 1ST. / 1867 / Fifty Years." painted on back (date in green). Presented to Samuel and Nancy S. Kaime by the people of Barnstead on their 50th wedding anniversary.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-10.3 W-9.3 D-6.2 inches
- Provenance:
- According to family tradition, this pitcher was presented to Samuel and Nancy S. Kaime by the people of Barnstead, NH, on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1867. Samuel Kaime (1789-1875) and Nancy Simes Nutter Hoyt (1793-1875) were married on January 1, 1817. The Kaime family moved to Barnstead from York, ME, in March, 1789, where they were farmers. Samuel Kaime was a selectman, justice of the peace, and represented Barnstead in the in the state legislature in 1833 and 1834. The donor is a great-great-granddaughter of Samuel and Nancy S. Kaime.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frances A. Marston
- Subjects:
- Weddings, Anniversaries
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