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These five dish sherds all have portions of maker's marks still visible on the base. The top left sherd advertises the T. & R. BOOTE'S pottery of Burslem, England, in operation from 1872 to 1876. The top right sherd advertises the Bridgewood and Son pottery of Longton, England, in operation since 1885. The bottom left sherd displays the partial mark of Thomas Hughes and Son, Ltd, of Longport, England, in a style used from 1930 to 1935. The bottom center sherd was manufactured by the J. and E. Mayer Potteries of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in operation from 1881 to 1964. The bottom right sherd bears the maker's mark of the George Jones pottery of Stoke, England, used between 1861 and 1967. These five shreds were recovered at Constitution Hall, in Lecompton, constructed in 1855 and functioning in a variety of different roles. In the summer and fall of 1988 Kansas Historic Society archeologists excavated at the site, trying to trace the building's construction history prior to renovation.
Date: 1861-1967
Item Number: 457191
Call Number: 14DO321
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 457191
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Historic sites - Constitution Hall
Places - International - England
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
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