1920 Saturday Evening Girls Pottery-PRP- Her Plate & Mary-Frances-Floral Design

Description: This beautiful plate from the Saturday Evening Girls Club or Paul Revere Pottery features a lovely floral design in shades of blue and named " Her Plate" at top with the name "Mary-Frances" at bottom. With reading articles and research the following was found. Please do not rely on my research. Many pieces found were a part of museums and are auction pieces. Thus why purchased from a antique market many years ago as home decor. S.E.G. stands for the Saturday Evening Girls, a club for young immigrant women living in Bostons North End at the turn of the twentieth century. The club was established in 1899 as a library reading club that met once a week under the guidance of librarian and reformer Edith Guerrier. The group gathered on Saturday evenings for discussions of classic literature and for lectures by prominent Bostonians, soon adopting the name the Saturday Evening Girls (SEG). Attending the weekly meetings were the daughters of working-class Italian and Jewish immigrants living in the densely populated tenements of the North End. Their fathers were street peddlers, tailors, shopkeepers, and laborers, and their mothers worked in local sewing or dressmaking factories, or at home. Guerrier expanded to pottery with help of Helen Osborne Storrow, a noted Boston philanthropist who was particularly interested in the education and empowerment of girls. Storrows involvement with the library clubs was not limited to monetary donations; she spent time with the girls, with the idea of establishing a retail pottery to give club members a way to earn their camp dues and additional funds. The philanthropist encouraged her to pursue the idea of pottery. With the help of her friend Edith Brown, an artist and illustrator, Guerrier began to develop a pottery business. Storrow purchased a building at 18 Hull Street in the North End to house the pottery and library clubs. The new enterprise settled into its home in the basement of 18 Hull Street. An English-trained ceramicist, the only male in the organization, monitored the kiln. Club members took on the responsibilities of making and decorating the pots, caring for the workrooms, and staffing the Bowl Shop, a retail store on the first floor. Edith Brown, was the director and head designer of the PRP - Paul Revere Pottery & developed the playful designs to decorate the wares. Drawing on her training at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and her experience as a childrens book illustrator, she produced stylized images of animals, birds, flora, and rustic scenes outlined with heavy black lines. Her abstract style reveals her familiarity with the Arts and Crafts design reform movement. The plate is made of earthenware and ceramic materials and measures 7.5 inches in diameter. It was produced using pottery techniques and is a perfect addition to any collection. This plate was handcrafted in the United States and is signed S.E.G. & dated 4-20. The initials appear to be A M but could not confirm a name except Albina Mangini under SEG pottery names but know I cannot confirm this is the artist. This is a collector's item as it was made as a part of a childs bread plate with milk mug and bowl in 1920. The plate is with an arts and crafts/mission style and is suitable for all occasions. Whether you are looking for a unique piece of history, a display for womans history, or a special decor gift, this plate is sure to impress. Please review and zoom all photos for vintage used condition plate. note last 3 photos that show 4 flea nics on under plate edge. Preowned non smoker home.

Price: 299.99 USD

Location: Orlando, Florida

End Time: 2025-01-03T17:25:08.000Z

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