Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
XX-0139.008 |
Object Name |
Platter |
Description |
Ceramic round platter or large plate; design of pink & white roses, with green leaves on brown & green toned background; gold decorative edge around top and gold feet; signed on reverse: "Ella G. Bemis 1911". From the exhibit "The Littleton Story in 125 Objects": Littleton native, Ella Bemis (née Kerruish), hand-painted several pieces of china, a popular pastime for young women in the early 1900s. The Littleton Museum also has several of her watercolor paintings in the collection. |
Date |
c.1910 |
Caption |
Platter painted with purple roses by Ella Bemis; 1911 |