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Homer Laughlin China Company round covered vegetable bowl

August 1927

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Homer Laughlin China Company round covered vegetable bowl (2011.12.42a) with cover (2011.12.42b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.42a: A Homer Laughlin China Company round vegetable bowl. The bowl is "Yellowstone," or octagonally, shaped, creamware, with a plain interior. The exterior is decorated with a band of gilt vine and leaves. On the front and back are two (2) yellow rose and black ivy floral sprays. On the bottom is a green stamp that reads [HOMER LAUGHLIN / MADE IN U.S.A. / H 7 N 5] with the company logo, a stylized letter "L" overlaying an "H," above the company name. The number [5] is stamped along the edge of the rim. 2011.12.42b: A Homer Laughlin China Company round vegetable bowl cover. The cover is "Yellowstone," or octagonally, shaped with a plain interior.

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Catalog reference: 2011.12.42ab

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