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Set, Cup and Saucer

Object number2015.74.64 a,b

Manufacturer Canonsburg Pottery Company

Date1909-1977

OriginCanonsburg, PA

MediumCeramic/Glaze

Credit LineGift of Fredric Bender

DescriptionWhite ceramic cup and saucer with silver trim and image of couple in black silhouette. The name of the pattern is unknown, but the pieces are part of the Canonsburg Pottery Company Keystone line.Dimensions(a) Height: 2.250, Width: 4.500, Length: 3.750
(b) Height: .750, Diameter: 5.750
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Stamped on underside at center "KEYSTONE / MADE / IN / U.S.A. / CANONSBURG / POTTERY CO."
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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