Plate, Food
Object number2015.74.67
Manufacturer
Canonsburg Pottery Company
Date1909-1977
OriginCanonsburg, PA
MediumCeramic/Glaze
Credit LineGift of Fredric Bender
DescriptionWhite ceramic coupe plate with image of three red apples with green leaves on a brown stem. This is known as the McIntosh pattern and is part of the Sky Line line of pottery.Dimensions1.063 x 9.938 in. (2.7 x 25.2 cm)InscriptionsFront of plate has handwritten text at bottom "UNDERGLAZE SAMPLE / MCINTOSH".
MarksStamped in black in the center of the underside is the maker's mark "HAND PAINTED / UNDERGLAZE / SKY LINE / MADE IN / U.S.A. / CANONSBURG POTTERY" and the image of a tree.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Canonsburg pottery and W. S. George pottery. Canonsburg China Company was founded in 1900 to take advantage of natural resources in Canonsburg. A few years later the name changed to Canonsburg Pottery. At about the same time, board member W. S. George split away from the company to found W.S. George Pottery Company. It operated until the 1960s before changing ownership through a series of mergers and finally closing. Canonsburg Pottery continued operation until 1977 before regulations and a declining economy resulted in closure. These items expand the History Center’s existing glass collection while also demonstrating the impact of economic growth and decline in Western Pennsylvanian communities.
Collector
Fredric G. Bender
On View
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