Holder, Toothpick
- Object Name:
- Holder, Toothpick
- Object ID:
- 2014.022.03
- Creator:
- Jonroth Studios
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1930
- Description:
- Souvenir toothpick holder. One of a set of three pieces. Hand-painted porcelain. "Birthplace of Daniel Webster / Built 1780. Franklin, N.H." printed in black on white, beneath a transfer-printed and hand-colored image of the one-story wood frame Webster House, with a black border. Yellow opalescent glaze over cast ovoid body with tapered base and flared, scalloped foot. "THE JONROTH / Hand- / painted / STUDIOS / GERMANY" and "Painted and Imported for / Harry E. Merrill / Franklin, N. H." printed in silver on bottom. Impressed number "7975" on bottom. Bottom unglazed.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-2.25 Dia-2.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Henry Falcetti (1902-1945) and Colomba (Fantoni) Falcetti (1902-1972) of Boston, MA, and Milford, NH, purchased these souvenirs at the Daniel Webster Birthplace during their honeymoon visit to the White Mountains in August, 1930. The donor is the daughter of the original owners.
Harry E. Merrill (1874-1935) of Franklin became the caretaker of the Daniel Webster Birthplace in 1922, serving until his death in 1935. Merrill and his wife Alice purchased porcelain blanks from the Jonroth Studios of South Bend, Indiana, decorated them, and sold them as souvenirs to tourists visiting the birthplace. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Janet M. Craig
- Subjects:
- Honeymoons, Souvenirs, Daniel Webster Birthplace
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