Name/Title
Plate, CommemorativeEntry/Object ID
1990.011.004Description
8 1/2 inch plate banded with gold. Pale blue sky with faint, pink glow of daybreak. Dark Clipper Ship on dark, whitecapped sea. Ship in full sail.
SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE: Limited edition
ORIGINAL INSCRIPTION: (On back of Plate) Bradex No: 84-G20-23.5/1990 Plate No.: 2339A "The Davy Crockett at Daybreak"/ by Charles Vickery/Fifth Issue in/ The Golden Age of the Clipper Ships series. (Centered in oval) W.S. George/Fine China/Crafted in fine china/ under the hallmark /of W.S George/ this plate is/produced in an edition strictly limited to 150 firing days maximum.(Handwritten) Look how the glow of daybreak reflects off the morning tide as the Davy Crockett comes home./ (Signed) Charles Vickery
Ceramic art - not for food use - faithful color pigments may poison food.
PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Given in memory of Mr. Howe's grandfather, Capt. Henry Porter Hatch, and his uncle, Emery B. Hatch, both of Islesboro.