Plate
MakerMade by
Homer Laughlin China Company
American, 1897 to present
DesignerDesigned by
World Wide Art Studios
American, 20th century to present
Date1950s
MediumMechanically-molded earthenware with overglaze gilding and black enamel decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. David W. Williams
DescriptionRound, heavy, cream-colored earthenware plate with a black enamel printed pattern in the center, surrounded by a gilded border at the rim. The pattern is titled, "THE/ LEBANON MEETING HOUSE/ LEBANON, CONN." It shows a two-story brick church building with a portico supported by four columns. Above the portico, a spire rises about three or four stories above the building. There are trees on either side of the building and clouds in the sky behind. This pattern is surrounded by an undecorated area, then a gilded border of small, symmetrical, stylized flowers and leaves. Some of the gilding has worn off the plate, and there are a small number of light scratches on the surface of the plate.
Object number1992.114.0
MarkingsThere are two marks on the bottom of the plate. The first is an underglaze, printed, green mark, "Rhythm/ by/ Homer Laughlin/ USA/ [unknown circlar symbol]/ L 58 N 6". The second mark is printed in overglaze black enamel. It consists of a globe then the words, "WORLD WIDE/ Art Studios/ A DIVISION OF/ Atlas Crystal Works, Inc./ Covington, Tennessee".A lengthy description on the back of the plate, printed in black enamel, describes the scene on the front. "THE LEBANON MEETING HOUSE/ LEBANON, CONNECTICUT/ The Lebanon Meeting House is the home/ of the First Congregational Church of/ Lebanon, Connecticut, founded in 1700./ This building was designed by Colonel/ John Trumbull, famous artist and archi-/ tect of the American Revolution./ He be-/ gan the structure in 1804 and completed/ it in 1807. In 1876 the entire interior/ was changed. In the hurricane of 1938/ the buiding was destroyed, all except/ the facade. Patriotic organizations and friends have restored the building just/ as John Trumbull designed it, thus saving for posterity the only existent [sic] ex-/ ample of his work as an architect./ This commemorative plate is issued on/ the 250th Anniversary of the founding of/ the church and the town."
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