Plate, Commemorative
Object number2013.9.1
Manufacturer
Modern Studios
Date1953
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Metropolitan Baptist Church
DescriptionWhite ceramic commemorative plate. Multi-colored print on top side: features a grey church with a steeple and stained glass window; small red building next door. Blue sky, green grass; one tree on each side, with years superimposed over. Printed below images is commemorative information. Maker's mark on base with set of initials, as well as an address label.Dimensions9.25 x 0.875 x 9.25 x 29.5 in. (23.5 x 2.2 x 23.5 x 74.9 cm)InscriptionsText at left center "1860" and at right center "1953".
Printed below images: "Metropolitan Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mr. Frank Dorsey, Gen. Chairman / Mrs. S.L. Spear, Souvenir Chairman / Rev. Samuel L. Spear, Minister".
On base is an address label "MRS. MARTINA R. CORBIN / 6 Crestwood Dr. / Allison Park, PA 15101".
MarksText on base with set of initials "W.S.G."[?].
Text on base "Farmers Bank Building / Pittsburgh 22, Penna."; in center, "Modern / Studios / CO. 1-4666 / LI. 1-6679".
Historical NotesCommemorative plate from the Metropolitan Baptist Church in the North Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. It is the first black Baptist church in Western Pennsylvania and is notable for its community activism and choir.
Related person
Frank Dorsey
Related person
Mrs. S. L. Spear
Related person
Reverend Samuel L. Spear
On View
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