Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Object ID:

2021.024

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

circa 1800

Description:

Plate. Pewter. Hammered circular body with single beaded edge. Owner's name, "Sally Cross / 1801" inscribed on back. Paper label taped to back: "This pewter plate belonged to / Sally Cross, Northfield N. H. who was mother of Mary, wife of Henry / Johnson, my grandfather. C. P. J." written in ink; "CPJ b 1892 d 1976 Father of / Harlan F. Johnson / Richard Henry Johnson / Carol Johnson / Lucia Johnson / C P P Junior Johnson" written in pencil.

Material:

Metal
Pewter

Dimensions:

H-1 Dia-12 inches

Provenance:

Sarah "Sally" Keniston was born in 1787, one of three daughters of David Keniston and Betsey Dearborn of Northfield, NH. She married Ephraim Cross (1785-1849), a son of Stephen Cross and Hannah Marsh, who had settled in Northfield prior to 1785. Ephraim and Sally Cross settled on and farmed a third of her father's homestead, having divided his estate among his three daughters, Sally, Ruth and Polly. The Crosses raised four daughters and two sons. A c. 1865 tintype portrait of Sally Cross is part of the gift. The plate and tintype descended to her daughter, Mary G. Cross (1825-1900), who married Henry Johnson and lived in Warner, NH. Like an eyestone (2018.023) given to the Society in 2018, the plate and tintype were among the family heirlooms left to the donor by his mother, Polly B. Johnson (1915-2018) of Concord, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of David G. Johnson

People:

Cross, Sarah Keniston (1787-1880)

Subjects:

Pewter