Jamestown, Virginia Wedgwood Commemorative Plate, 1957

Scope and content:

One ceramic plate commemorating the 350th Anniversary of Jamestown settlement. The rim on the front of the plate depicts various scenes and buildings from Jamestown and Williamsburg history. These include the ruins of the Jamestown church tower, ships that brought the colonist to Jamestown, the Governor's Palace, The Capitol, George Washington firing a canon with troops at Yorktown, and the Moore House at Yorktown. The center of the plate depicts the popular scene of Pocahontas saving John Smith's life. The back of the plate reads "JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA" in black. Below that is written, in black, a two paragraph description of the scenes on the front of the plate. There are also logos for Williamsburg, Wedgwood, and Williamsburg Commemorative Ware. "Wedgwood 10 R 56" is imprinted in the plate to the right of "VIRGINIA." The plate is approximately 10.375in. in diameter and is in good condition. There is an approximately 2in. dark stain where the rim and the plate meet on the front right below the depiction of the Governor's Palace. There are dotted yellow and brown stains going around the rim of the plate on the back. There is a 0.125in. red stain below the Wedgwood logo and two small chips at the top and bottom of the center of the plate on the back. Images at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13544718733/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13544709253/. Gift of Susan Riggs. Mss.2013.190.01

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