Name/Title
Tray (Portsmouth souvenir), Japan, ca. 1905Entry/Object ID
2023.019.009Description
Shallow rectangular metal tray with slightly raised edges decorated with raised floral images, hammered or stamped, and with images at left and right of the then-current high school building and then-current public library.Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2023.019Source or Donor
Sawtelle, CarylAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Jean and Joseph Sawtelle CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1905Place
Country
JapanContinent
AsiaNotes
Japan for the American market, 1905+Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
on frontTranscription
‘SOUVENIR OF / PORTSMOUTH, N.H.”; at left, below image, “HIGH SCHOOL
/ ISLINGTON STREET” and at right, below image, “PUBLIC LIBRARY”. Small white sticker with blue edge applied to bottom: “SAWTELLE [typed] 33 [in ink].”Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
On backTranscription
‘MADE IN JAPAN’Dimensions
Height
1/2 inWidth
9 inDepth
3-3/8 inMaterials
Material
base metalMaterial Notes
Probably copper
