Plate, Dinner : 2002.07.013

Collection:

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

Object ID:

2002.07.013

Accession#:

2002.07

Credit Line:

Donated by Ed Ferrell.

Object Name:

Plate, Dinner

Title:

Oval Canadian Pacific Railway Plate From Princess Sophia

Date:

1915

Description:

Small oval plate in white—glazed ceramic with thin green and red stripes around inside of rim and red circular logo of Canada Pacific Railway Co. (including checked flag) in center of one inner rim. Manufacturer's mark off center on reverse: "JOHN MADDOCK & SONS / ENGLAND" with lion and banner reading "VITRIFIED"; below a stamp in red from "FREDERICK BUSCOMBE & CO LTD / VANCOUVER B.C.", who likely added logo and stripes. Steamship use.

Notes:

Given to donor by someone who scavenged from wreck area of Princess Sophia. Pattern on dish is known as "Tremblant" per local diver Annette G.E. Smith

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Kitchen
Food
Shipwreck
Disaster
Maritime
Boat
S.S. Princess Sophia

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Oval Canadian Pacific Railway

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