Plate, Commemorative
Object number2008.52.2
Manufacturer
A & H Ceramics
OriginPoint Marion, PA
MediumCeramic
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionCircular ceramic commemorative plate. Black screen-printed scene of soldiers on horseback in water, and a bridge with rural scenic background. On the lower right is the plate title. Plate accented with gold paint on edge, which is ridged. Printed description on back.Dimensions9.375 x 9.625 in. (23.8 x 24.4 cm)InscriptionsOn the lower right of front, "Great Crossings".
Printed description on back, "GREAT CROSSINGS / Since Indian days this was a major / Youghiogheny River crossing place. In 1754 / Washington's Virginians camped here. Brad- / dock's army marched through here. The / National Road bridged the river at this point / in 1818."
MarksGold maker's stamp at lower center of reverse "A & H / CERAMICS / POINT MARION, / PA."
Related person
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Related person
Major General Edward Braddock
(British, 1695 - 1755)
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Industrial Ceramics Department of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation
