Name/Title
Souvenir plateEntry/Object ID
2023.10.1Description
Blue-printed earthenware plate with “A SOUVENIR OF OLD ORCHARD BEACH/ MAINE.” in a banner at the bottom of the plate. Six popular attractions are depicted in individual cartouches enclosed by various types of scrollwork and flowers: The Old Orchard House, View of Pier, Pier, Googins Rocks, the Peanutine Wagon & Forest Pier Hotel, and The Egyptian Bazaar. These images were taken from photographic postcards. A stippled pattern encircles the reserves and alternating small flowers and fruit (?) form a border. An inexpensively and quickly produced plate, the print was smudged during the printing process, the printed mark on the back is also blurred, and there is cobalt residue on the back of the plate under the glaze.Context
The plate was imported by E. F. Alkazin who was the owner of The Egyptian Bazaar depicted in the center of the plate. E. F. Alkazin appears in the OOB Yearbook (25th annual edition) as selling "Oriental Goods". In 1911 the stores, shops, arcades, and bazaars were bult along the length of the Pier, as indicated in the view in the lower right side,Made/Created
Date made
circa 1911 - circa 1925Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
MarkLocation
Reverse of plateTranscription
"WHEELOCK/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ IMPORTED BY / E.F. ALKAZIN/ OLD ORCHARD, ME."Material/Technique
Printed mark under the glazeNotes
Below "WHEELOCK" is a blurry crown. Apparently they used several marks during the lifetime of the business.Material
Earthenware, Cobalt, Glaze
