Commemorative Plate

RetailerSold by G. Fox and Co. American, 1847 - 1993

Date1947

MediumTransfer-printed whiteware

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 11/16 x 10 7/8in. (1.7 x 27.6cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionLarge, round, whiteware plate with designs showing various scenes in and around Hartford, Connecticut. The central, circular design on the plate is titled, "State Capitol/ Hartford/ Connecticut". It shows a large, Gothic-inspired building with an irregular roofline and circular domed tower. This central pattern is surrounded by a border at the rim that contains six titled designs. The first shows a long, low building with a large square tower, titled, "TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL HARTFORD". The next is a large, multi-story rectangular building with a tower projecting from a taller portion of the structure, titled, "TRAVELER'S/ HARTFORD". The next shows a two-story building with a projecting portico and a spire above, titled, "OLD CHURCH GUILFORD". Next is an image of a Federal-style building with arched first floor windows and doors and a cupula above, titled, "OLD STATE HOUSE HARTFORD". The next design is of a five-story building with a tower, titled, "AETNA LIFE HARTFORD". Finally, the last image shows a three-story building with a projecting porch and a tower above, titled, "U. OF CONN. STORRS". Each of the designs is separated by a small seal with three grapevines similar to the Connecticut State Seal or a cluster of flowers. The oval seal contains the words, "SIGILLUM REPUBLICAE CONNECTICUTENSIS".

Object number2007.34.1

MarkingsThere are a series of marks printed in gold underglaze on the bottom of the plate. At the top is a circle with the outline of a building inside. Above the outline are the words, "SERVING CONNECTICUT SINCE 1847", and below the outline is, "G. FOX & CO." Below this is another mark, "Exclusively With/ G. FOX & CO./ HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT".

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