Souvenir dish (Jackson House), England or Germany, ca. 1900

Ceramic

Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Souvenir dish (Jackson House), England or Germany, ca. 1900

Entry/Object ID

2017.17

Description

Dish. Irregular shape. ca. 1900, England or Europe, probably Germany. "Old Jackson House, Portsmouth, N.H.", floral decoration with painted scene, gilt decoration. Marked: "248"; impressed bottom

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.17

Source or Donor

Absher, Randy, Absher, Carolyn

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Randy and Carolyn Absher

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

5 in

Depth

5 in

Dimension Notes

Dish is irregularly shaped

General Notes

Note

Notes: Souvenir Dish Depicting "old Jackson House, Portsmouth, N.H." England or Germany, ca. 1900 Porcelain The Jackson house, built about 1664, is in the Christian Shores neighborhood and is the oldest surviving wood-frame house in the state. It has been maintained by Historic New England since 1924. Its picturesque lines frequently caught the eye of the tourists and antiquarians.