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Souvenir Creamer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-47189

Description

Small porcelain pitcher with lobed body, gilt rim and handle. Black scene of Doty Tavern once located in what is now Canton, Massachusetts. The Suffolk Resolves were drafted at the tavern in 1774.

Details

Descriptive Terms

creamers
souvenirs
porcelain
transfer printing
gilding
decals
historic landscapes
Vessel, Drink Serving
Pitcher
Pitcher, Cream
Pitcher, Cream

Inscription

"Rd 115510 / MADE IN ENGLAND / UNITARIAN / LADIES SEWING CIRCLE CANTON, MASS" (printed)

People and Organizations

Doty Tavern
Unitarian Ladies Sewing Circle

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 1/2 (H) (inches)

Accession Number

1965.140

Places

Canton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

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