Posted 9 years ago
ho2cultcha
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by Wedgewood. I picked up this Wedgewood plate at Goodwill the other day for $3. it says on the back 'Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C. Dedicated April 17, 1905. A memorial to the heroes of the revolutionary war who made this nation possible.
Built by their lineal descendants the Daughters of the American Revolution. The most impressive monument ever erected by a body of women in any country.
"The blood of patriots is the seed of liberty" Thomas Nelson Page
"One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one Nation evermore." Oliver Wendell Holmes
there's also a 'Wedgewood' impression and a seal which i can't read about the importer and a name i can't read and 'Made for ........ ......... Chapter DAR, Kalamazoo, Michigan'
That's an interesting plate. I should think pre-Civil Rights 60s.
thanks katherinescollections. i'm pretty certain that this was made in 1905, to celebrate the opening of the building.
Ah yes, I had thought it was a reproduction of a commemorative plate, but you are quite correct! It's an interesting plate, I would guess it might hold a pretty good value because of the connection with the DAR which as you probably know has quite a controversial history.
thanks katherinescollections. i actually don't know anything about the DAR, but only have some vague impression of them - probably from some 1950s tv show i saw once. will have to look them up!
Great find! The part you can't read is Lucinda H. Stone. That is the Chapter of the DAR in Kalamazoo, Michigan. See the excerpt below taken from the Chapter website.
The Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter was organized March 25, 1904
and chartered September 30, 1904.
Mrs. Lucinda Hinsdale Stone was, until the time of her death, one of the foremost women in Michigan, and her reputation was national. She made a vigorous fight for higher education for women. She lived to see both Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan open their doors to women. Justly, Mrs. Stone was the first woman to receive from Michigan State University, the Honorary Degree, Ph.D. in 1890. She was prominent in patriot circles as well and it was fitting that the chapter be named in her honor.
and a noted abolitionist who met Thoreau and Frederick Douglass! thank you for the fascinating info StephRoo!