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Title
Souvenir Regatta Plate
Creator
NULL

Institution
Alden District Library

Subject
Porcelain

Subject
Helena Township, Antrim County (Mich.)

Subject
NULL

Item Number
CE01c002

Relation
Part of the Artifact Collection, Helena Twp. Historical Museum, Alden, MI

Type
image

Format
tiff

Description
Ornamental chinaware ca. 1900. CE02c001p1 shows plate front: embossed gilt rim with swag around edge and color rendering, printed in center, of Alden town dock filled with people, boats moored to it, and the town in background. p2 shows the plate back: 'Motor Boat Regatta, Alden, Mich.' printed in center. '91.5.3' is below, engraved by Helena Twp. Historical Museum. Below that, 'Made in Germany' appears above imprint of maker,[unreadable] stamped in faded red ink.

Souvenir Regatta Plate part 1 Souvenir Regatta Plate part 2

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