Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.064.018 |
Object Name |
Mug, Decorative |
Other Name |
Souvenir, Grey County |
Title |
Gaudy Souvenir Mug of Poulett Street, Owen Sound |
Year Range from |
1857 |
Year Range to |
1909 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Europe/Germany? |
Description |
A white-glazed and moulded ceramic souvenir mug, with a lot of gaudy gold decoration. It has a coloured oval transfer-printed picture of the main street of Owen Sound, captioned in black with "POULETTE ST. LOOKING NORTH, OWEN SOUND, ONT." Note that the maker mis-spelt the street's name. Similar to 2017.064.008 and 017. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Unknown maker and provenance. Possibly custom-ordered by a store in Owen Sound, Grey County, and possibly decorated in Europe? The lack of a country of origin mark suggests it pre-dates March, 1891. The Town of Owen Sound acquired town status in 1857. The business district section of Poulett Street is depicted including the Paterson House hotel building (it was built in 1889/1890). The street name changed to 2nd Avenue East in 1909. Collected by Glen Stephens of Williamsford, Grey County, at an unknown date. His estate was auctioned in the fall of 2017. Grey Roots Museum purchased this piece from the second of his estate auctions on September 23, 2017. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/China/Glaze/Paint/Transfer Print |
Dimensions |
H-8.4 W-11 D-7 cm |
Found |
Williamsford, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Stephens, Glen Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett (Lord Sydenham) Paterson, George Snider (Dr.) |
Subjects |
Souvenirs Souvenir shops Streets |
Search Terms |
Poulett St. (Owen Sound) Owen Sound Owen Sound Street Names & Numbering |
Function |
An imported chinaware souvenir item, likely ordered by an Owen Sound store to sell with its crockery or souvenir wares. Transfer-printed souvenir wares were very popular in the 1890s, and most were made in Germany and Austria. Although mug-shaped, this item was likely intended more to be a bric-a-brac item. |