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Object NamePioneer Flour Platter
Made FromGlass
Date1890
Place MadeUnited States
TechniquePressed
SizeOverall H: 4.1 cm, W: 31.1 cm, D: 23 cm
Accession Number2015.4.43
Credit LineGift of The Yancey Family in loving memory of Dr. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPioneer Flour Platter. Colorless glass; pressed. Oval platter with two handles in the form of bundles of wheat. Underside of platter wall inscribed "GIVE US THIS DAY / OUR DAILY BREAD" and decorated with alternating cross-hatched circles and diamond shapes ". Underside of base inscribed "PIONEER WHITE WINGS FLOUR / 90 ANNIVERSARY" and decorated with image of factory.
Provenance
Source Teresa Yancey - 1994-08-05-2015-09-01
purchased for $80 at Beaver Creek Antiques Market, Hagerstown, MD (1994-08-05)
Former Collection Beaver Creek Antiques Mall - 1994-08-05
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