Plate, Commemorative
Object number2010.63.1
Manufacturer
East Liverpool Pottery Company
MediumCeramic, glaze
Credit LineGift of Judge John McBride
DescriptionCeramic footed plate. Basket weave and crinkled texturing. White crackled glaze with pink overglaze and gold painted rim. Image in center of plate depicts a four-story building and a street scene. Near the bottom edge of the plate is name of business and location.Dimensions8.75 in. (22.2 cm)InscriptionsNear the bottom edge of the plate reads: "LORCH'S / BARGAIN GIVERS / 17TH AND CARSON ST."
MarksBrown scallop-shaped stamp on bottom of plate consists of the entwined letters "ELP CO" above the words "WACO CHINA".
Historical NotesLorch's was one of the largest retail spaces built along Carson Street before the development of the South Side Works. Lorch's was built to house the George E. Lorch and Brother department store in the mid-1890s (1896). They also rented apartments in the upper floors of the building.
Related institution
Lorch's
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