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Saucer, USS San Diego, #2017-008-021

<p>A small, white ceramic saucer with a gold and blue ring around the rim. There is also a gold anchor with a chain wrapped around it located on the lip. On one side of the plate is a small crack.</p>
Title: Saucer, USS San Diego, #2017-008-021
Caption: A ceramic saucer with gold and blue decoration recovered from the WWI-era armored cruiser USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6).
Description: A saucer for a demitasse-style coffee cup recovered from USS San Diego (Armored Cruiser No. 6). The decoration on it indicates that it would have been used in the wardroom mess. On the base of the plate is a maker’s mark in green that reads “MAYER CHINA MADE FOR JAS. M. SHAW & CO. N.Y.” The piece was produced for James M. Shaw & Company, of New York City. Shaw was a wholesale dealer of glassware and pottery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for supplying hotels, private clubs, and steamships. The actual manufacture was subcontracted to Mayer Pottery Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, which produced ceramic wares from 1881 until 1964.
Accession #: 2017-008-021
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  • Artifact
Wars & Conflicts
  • World War I 1917-1918
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