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Commemorative dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-36049

Description

Porcelain dish with scalloped and gilt edge, lobed and notched body. Scene of fish houses, Swampscott, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

souvenirs
dishes (vessels)
plates (dishes)
commemoratives
porcelain
transfer printing
decals
landscapes (representations)
historic landscapes
Dish, Ring
Swampscott
Dish, Ring

Inscription

"MADE IN GERMANY / GEO T TILL / SWAMPSCOTT, MASS" (printed)

People and Organizations

George? T. Till

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Germany

Dimensions

1/4 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell

Accession Number

1933.1303

Places

Swampscott (Essex county, Massachusetts)

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