Griswold Hotel Soap

Object/Artifact

Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Griswold Hotel Soap

Entry/Object ID

2017.001.012

Description

Hotel soap, tan label reading "Griswold Hotel and Country Club" and "Camay." The Griswold Hotel, formerly located on Shore Ave. in Groton, was built in 1906 by Morton F. Plant and remained in operation until 1967.

Collection

Jim Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.001

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Proctor & Gamble

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Soap

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Provenance

Notes

From a collection of cutlery, dishware and other items from the Fort Griswold House and Griswold Hotel, collected by Jim Streeter.