Plate Decorated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois

Description:

Made in 1841, this plate commemorates the construction of a temple built in Nauvoo, Illinois by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The temple design was based on visions experienced by church leader, Joseph Smith. The names on the rim of the plate are members of the church’s governing body, known as the Twelve Apostles, who served during the construction of the Nauvoo Temple.

Maker: Twigg, Joseph

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, Yorkshire

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass, Larsen Ceramics, Domestic Furnishings, Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition: Many Voices, One Nation

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Ellouise Baker Larsen Collection of American Historical Staffordshire China

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.62.1017Catalog Number: 62.1017Accession Number: 171126

Object Name: plateObject Type: plate

Physical Description: blue (overall color)monochrome, blue (overall surface decoration color name)ceramic (overall material)transfer printed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 9 1/4 in; 23.495 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1be9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_572227

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