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Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
1865 - 1885
Dateca. 1875
Dimensions25.38 cm (10 in.)
MarkingsAll eight plates are stamped in red on back, "Manufactured by the Worcester Royal Porcelain Co./ For/ Richard Briggs/ Boston."
Credit LineGift of the Cummings Davis Society (2006)
Object number2006.363.6
Description2006.363.1-.8: eight porcelain dinner plates commemorating the centennial celebrations of the Battle of Concord. Made by Worcester for retail by Richard Briggs, Boston. Each with a sepia transfer reserve depicting the famous bridge at the site of the Battle of Concord, with a banner reading, "April 19, 1775-1875." Eight with bleu celeste and Greek key borders, monogrammed "ERH" for Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar.
The plates were specially commissioned by Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (1816-1895), Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1869-1870, and of the prominent 18th century Massachusetts Hoar family. Commissioned for an elaborate banquet of distinguished guests, held at the Hoar estate in celebration of the Battle of Concord.
The plates were specially commissioned by Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (1816-1895), Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1869-1870, and of the prominent 18th century Massachusetts Hoar family. Commissioned for an elaborate banquet of distinguished guests, held at the Hoar estate in celebration of the Battle of Concord.
Object number: D2057.0001B
October 5, 1896