Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
86.21.007 AB
Accession#:
86.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Tim Green and Jim Nelson.
Object Name:
Dish
Title:
Ceramic Saucer & Bowl, White with Green Band
Date:
1918
Description:
a — 6.375—inch by 1.25—inch round white glazed dish with a 2.5—inch depression in center to hold a cup. Bordering rim is a .25—inch green band; on either side of band is another thin line of green.
b — 5.75—inch by 4.5—inch by 1.75—inch small white glazed oval serving bowl with green band bordering rim, similar to "a."
Inscription — a — Grundley Hotel Ware ENGLAND Vitrified [Manuf. emblem] — Crown
b — John Maddock & Sons ENGLAND Vitrified [Manuf. emblem] — stylized Lion
Notes:
Princess Sophia struck rocks on Vanderbilt Reef on October 24, 1918, sliding off them on Oct. 25. All 343 passengers & crew died.

Pattern is called "green stripe" by local divers, and may have originally been made for a hotel in Vancouver, according to local diver Dave Streeter 11/8/03
Search Terms:
Transportation
Boat
Shipwreck
S.S. Princess Sophia
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