Plate, Food
Object number2015.74.81
Manufacturer
Canonsburg Pottery Company
Date1909-1977
OriginCanonsburg, PA
MediumCeramic/Glaze
Credit LineGift of Fredric Bender
DescriptionWhite ceramic plate with silver trim and motif of pink flowers with green and blue leaves. This pattern is known as Larkspur. This piece is part of Allegheny Ware line for Canonsburg Pottery.Dimensions0.875 x 10 in. (2.2 x 25.4 cm)MarksStamped in gold in the center of the underside of the plate is the maker's mark "SIMPLICITY / THE HALLMARK", an image of a cannon, "CANONSBURG / OF QUALITY".
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
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