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Souvenir Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1944

GUSN

GUSN-5797

Description

Brown decal design; at center the ship "Witch of the Wave" is depicted; around the border are four harbor scenes and seascapes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

plates (dishes)
souvenirs
earthenware
harbors
rope
seascapes
ships
Earthenware
Ship
Seascape
Harbor
Rope
PLATE

Inscription

""Wedgwood"" impressed on back; ""American Clipper Ship Plates/George C. Wales/des. & ded./1944/BOSTON.""

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Wedgwood (Maker)

Location of Origin

Etruria, England

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.978

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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