Abraham Lincoln Wedgwood Plate, circa 1906
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This souvenir pictorial plate was made as a Christmas 1906 premium for the Springfield, Illinois merchant, R.N. Herndon. Herndon's retailed mostly women's and children's clothing, specializing in gloves from 1866 to 1978. Collected by the Museum in 1931, the plate was one of the earliest Lincoln souvenirs - illustrating Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Lincoln sculpture and the Lincoln Home and Monument.
This souvenir pictorial plate was made as a Christmas 1906 premium for the Springfield, Illinois merchant, R.N. Herndon. Herndon's retailed mostly women's and children's clothing, specializing in gloves from 1866 to 1978. Collected by the Museum in 1931, the plate was one of the earliest Lincoln souvenirs - illustrating Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Lincoln sculpture and the Lincoln Home and Monument.
Artifact
Plate (Dish)
Date Made
circa 1906
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
31.1250.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Clear glaze
Earthenware
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 10.25 in
Height: .875 in
Inscriptions
On front: ABRAHAM LINCOLN Along outer rim of front: STATE CAPITOL BLDG, SPRINGFIELD, ILL / THE ARSENAL, SPRINGFIELD, ILL /LINCOLN MONUMENT OAKRIDGE CEMETARY (sic) / SPRINGFIELD, ILL / ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S OLD HOME SPRINGFIELD IL L/ COUNTY BLDG. SPRINGFIELD ILL On back: ROYAL / SEMI-PORCELAIN / WEDGWOOD & CO. LD., / ENGLAND / MADE EXPRESSLY FOR / R.F. HERNDON & CO / SPRINGFIELD, ILLS.
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