Shot glass of clear, pressed glass. Straight flaring sides have etched advertisement at one side: "Rohrer's/ A/ WHISKEY/ ROHRERS LIQUOR STORE/ LANCASTER, PA." This store was located where Watt & Shand building is on Penn Square.
Handwritten note of donor in file states "Probably an antique Sara Rohrer gave Daddy from Rohrer Liquor Store."
Provenance
Apparently Sarah Grove Rohrer (whose mother's family owned Grove's Liquor Store) gave glass to Paul A. Mueller, Sr. Inherited by son Paul A. Mueller, Jr., then he made gift to Heritage Center.
Shot glass of clear, pressed glass. Straight flaring sides have etched advertisement at one side: "CHAS. A. GROVE'S SONS/ G/ LANCASTER PA." Grove's liquor store was located next to Brown's bar or store on the NE corner of Penn Square near the entrance to Fulton Bank. The 1903 and 1909 City directories both list a 15 Penn Square address.
Charles A. Grove reportedly died 1907 and his sons Charles E. Grove and George F. Grove continued the business until Prohibition.
Provenance
Apparently Sarah Grove Rohrer (whose mother's family owned Grove's Liquor Store) gave glass to Paul A. Mueller, Sr. Inherited by son Paul A. Mueller, Jr., then he made gift to Heritage Center.
Shot glass of clear, pressed glass. Straight flaring sides have etched advertisement at one side: "SPRING GROVE/ RYE/ G/ Chas. A. Grove & Sons,/ LANCASTER,/ PA." Grove's liquor store was located next to Brown's bar or store on the NE corner of Penn Square near the entrance to Fulton Bank. The 1903 and 1909 City directories both list a 15 Penn Square address.
Charles A. Grove apparently died in 1907 and his sons George F. and Charles E. continued the business until Prohibition in 1920
Provenance
Apparently Sarah Grove Rohrer (whose mother's family owned Grove's Liquor Store) gave glass to Paul A. Mueller, Sr. Inherited by son Paul A. Mueller, Jr., then he made gift to Heritage Center.
Shot glass of clear, pressed glass. Straight flaring sides of greater thickness than others in this collection. Has a heavy base that is 3/4" thick and fluted.
Shot glass of clear, pressed glass. Similar to a barrel shape, but curved sides rise from a smaller diameter base than mouth. Rolled lip and heavy 1/2"-thick base.
Small molded transferware plate, hand-painted. White-bodied plate has recessed bottom with light green transfer decoration of a woman spinning outdoors near a house, two gentlemen, two small sheep and cow. Surrounding scene is "Fly pleasure and it will follow you. The diligent spinner as a large shift./ Now I have a Sheep & Cow every body bids me good morrow." A flaring rim is slightly hexagonal with scalloped edge painted with red lustre. Raised leafage and swagged beading have underglaze bright paint colors with alternating red, yellow, blue and green.
Provenance
Descent to Sarah Muench from family (likely Aunt Alice Potter Fordney, an antiques dealer).
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate (one of a pair with 98.51.23), handpainted "Queens Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large pink flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller versions of center pink rose spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "O" on bottom. In grease pencil is written "2173 and ($)"12.50." Paper sticker reads "$9526 each."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate (one of a pair with .98.51.22), handpainted "Queens Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large pink flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller versions of center pink rose spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "10" on bottom.
Impressed "O" on bottom. In grease pencil is written "2173 and ($)"12.50." Paper sticker reads "$9526 each."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain plate, handpainted "Kings Rose" pattern decoration. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal rim. Large red flower off to one side of center with smaller flowers with larger yellow centers and rust petals. Five smaller roses of pink spaced around rim and linked by thin line banding, S-curves, and various round shapes.
Impressed "8" on bottom.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Significant squiggled scratches in red rose. Brown paint adhered to rim edge. Several rough abraded areas around rim edge. Heavy area of scratches on bottom due to plate not resting on foot ring, but the center of the plate.
Object ID
G.98.51.15
Notes
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Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Glazed soft paste porcelain molded plate, handpainted flowers in thistle-like design. Dished out center surounded by nearly horizontal molded rim of raised basket-weave design except for four evenly spaced smoothe cartouches containin a painted thistle. Large red flower in center with blue leaves and stem and smaller blooms branching off. Additional space filled in with small green leaves and brown thorns. Brown banding at rim edge and at inside ede of rim. "2350" is painted on the plate bottom.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Minor wear with very light scratches. Areas of paint loss around brown rim edge. Very minor areas of paint loss in central design. Some crazing. Glaze imperfections.
Object ID
G.98.51.13
Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Small plate, used as a paten (communion plate). Circular, with single reed brim, marked on bottom with initials "I.CH." and Jacobs touch #169. Double incised lines near brim and single incised line within sunken bottom.
