Souvenir
Object number2019.10.2
Manufacturer
Peppard and Callan
Date1900-1914
OriginPittsburg, PA
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumCeramic; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of John A. Beck
DescriptionPink transferware plate. Whiteware ceramic. Shallow bowl at center with sloped rim and scalloped edge. Center of plate features a river scene with a river boat marked with place name, shoreline with canal boat, and Hope Cotton Mill on left; hills in the distance; people on the shoreline in the foreground; perimeter of plate is floral pattern.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 10.5 × 1.125 in. (26.7 × 2.9 cm)InscriptionsScene shows a river boat marked "ALLEGHENY".
Building in scene at left has text on front "HOPE".
Back of plate has handwritten text at center, from top to bottom: "J.A. BEC... / L.729c. / 23102-16964"; the last number is the CMNH object number.
MarksStamps on back in pink transferware: "ALLEGHENY. / SCENERY." and on opposite rim "PEPPARD & CALLAN / IMPORTERS / PITTSBURG".
Historical NotesThis souvneir plate was donated to the Carnegie Museum by John A. Beck on September 23, 1968. He was actively collecting souvneir plates from 1900 to 1914. The plate was transferred to the Heinz History Center in 2019.
Collector
John A. Beck
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