Plate, Commemorative
Object number2015.74.58
Manufacturer
Canonsburg Pottery Company
Date1952
OriginCanonsburg, PA
MediumCeramic/Glaze
Credit LineGift of Fredric Bender
DescriptionWhite ceramic commemorative plate for the First College West of the Allegheny Mountains sesquicentennial. White plate with dot, diaper, and basket decorative molded rim. The center of the plate features an image of a wood cabin in the woods and is encircled by commemorative text.Dimensions0.813 x 10 in. (2.1 x 25.4 cm)InscriptionsThe center image of the plate is encircled by the phrase "1802 CANONSBURG PENNSYLVANIA SESQUICENTENNIAL 1952 / FIRST COLLEGE WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY MTS.".
MarksPrinted in black, blue, and yellow in the center of the underside of the plate is the maker's mark "C.P.Co" above the image of a cannon, then "CANONSBURG".
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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