Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1975.065.002 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Other Name |
Souvenir, Grey County |
Title |
Souvenir Plate Showing Owen Sound's Main Street |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Date |
pre-1909 |
Made |
Victoria |
Place of Origin |
Austria |
Description |
Souvenir plate with a transfer-printed illustration of Front St., Owen Sound. It is a glazed ceramic plate, 6 inches in diameter, with a lot of orange and yellow shading at the rim. "Front St." refers to the main street. This illustration shows Poulett St. looking southwards from the Division St. intersection. The reverse side has a maker's mark for "Victoria", a crown motif, and "Austria" on it. |
Makers mark |
The reverse side has a maker's mark for "Victoria", a crown motif, and "Austria" on it. |
Provenance |
The plate pre-dates the 1909 street name change, where Owen Sound adopted New York-style numbering. Manufactured in Austria and then likely was sold at an Owen Sound, Grey County store. Last owned by Agnes Nairne Brown (d. 1997) who divided her time between residing in Owen Sound and teaching music at Toronto at an exclusive girl's school. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Transfer print/Glazes |
Dimensions |
H-1.7 Dia-15.8 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Brown, Agnes Nairne |
Subjects |
Streets |
Search Terms |
Poulett St. (Owen Sound) Owen Sound Owen Sound Street Names & Numbering |