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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.095.009 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Other Name |
Souvenir, Grey County |
Title |
Souvenir Map Plate of Owen Sound |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Date |
Likely 1980s |
Year Range from |
1975 |
Year Range to |
1990 |
Artist |
Canadian Art China Company |
Made |
Canadian Art China Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Collingwood, Simcoe County |
Description |
Glazed ceramic (white porcelain) souvenir "map" plate, decorated with a black, grey, brown-printed map of Owen Sound. It provides the pre-1909 street names. It also has several former architectural landmarks labelled, with an illustration showing the basic shape of the historic buildings. The plate has a plain, 22-karat gold border. |
Makers mark |
Transfer-printed in gold on the underside: A maple leaf motif with a banner on it with "DECORATED IN CANADA", above the following: "22 K GOLD / CANADIAN ART / CHINA LTD. / COLLINGWOOD / ONTARIO" |
Provenance |
Manufactured by Canadian Art China Limited, in Collingwood, Simcoe County. Likely dates to the 1980s. The pottery was established in 1953, and was still in operation in 2008. This item was found among a number of Owen Sound souvenirs collected in Owen Sound's City Hall building. Some were kept by committees, while others were donated by citizens. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze/Gold |
Dimensions |
H-2.8 Dia-23.7 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Subjects |
Maps Streets |
Search Terms |
Owen Sound Owen Sound Street Names & Numbering |