Name/Title
Mug (Peace Conference Building), Germany, 1905-20Entry/Object ID
2023.019.010Description
Mug in stein form with tapering body, scroll handle, decorated in green and brown, with image of building on one side and extensive inscription with rectangle with decorative border on the other.Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2023.019Source or Donor
Sawtelle, CarylAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Jean and Joseph Sawtelle CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1905 - 1920Place
Country
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Germany for the American MarketInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
around the mugTranscription
“PEACE CONFERENCE BUILDING [above image] NAVY YARD PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / Where treaty was signed between / RUSSIA and JAPAN Sept. 5th 1905.” In panel on back: ‘’IN THIS BUILDING /
AT THE INVITATION OF / THEODORE ROOSEVELT / PERESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / WAS HELD THE / PEACE CONFERENCE / BETWEEN THE / ENVOYS OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN / AND / SEPTEMBER 5, 1905, AT 3:47 P.M. / WAS SIGNED / THE TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH / WHICH ENDED THE WAR BETWEEN THE TWO EMPIRE [sic]” On rim: “I/2 L” Small white sticker with blue edge applied to bottom: “SAWTELLE [typed] 20-2 [in ink].”Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
On bottomTranscription
“GERMANY” and “6”Dimensions
Height
6 inWidth
5 inDiameter
3-1/2 in
