Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2019.017.002 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Title |
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church Commemorative Plate |
Date |
1984 |
Year Range from |
1984 |
Year Range to |
1984 |
Artist |
Canadian Art China Company |
Made |
Canadian Art China Company |
Place of Origin |
Collingwood, Simcoe County |
Description |
A glazed white commemorative transfer-printed plate, with "Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Desboro, Ontario / September 2, 1984" in brown printing, above a round black-margined blue/white/red/black motif with five petals and a crucifix on a heart. Below this are two transfer prints showing interior views of two churches. The left one is captioned "St. John's Lutheran Church / Desboro / 1896-1934", and the one at the right is "St. Paul's Lutheran Church / Marmion / 1921-1984." The plate rim is molded with swirling ridges and has a shallowly scalloped edge, decorated with 22 karat gold striping. |
Makers mark |
22 karat gold outline maple leaf on the underside, with a banner on it with DECORATED IN CANADA, then three lines below the leaf: "22 K GOLD / CAN. ART CHINA / COLLINGWOOD, ONT." |
Provenance |
Custom-ordered by the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Desboro, Grey County, in 1984. Decorated by the Canadian Art China Company at Collingwood, Simcoe County. Unknown provenance after it was made. Purchased in early 2019 at the Bibles for Missions Thrift Store in Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/China/Glaze/Transfer Print/Gold |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 Dia-23 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Subjects |
Altars Churches Commemoration Lutheran churches Religious articles Religion Religious architectural elements Crucifixes |
Search Terms |
St. John's Lutheran Church (Desboro) St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Marmion) Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (Desboro) Desboro Sullivan Township Canadian Art China Company |