Alden House Pitcher

Pitcher featuring the Alden House, circa 1890
Germany
Ceramic
Gift of Margaret Warnsman, 2004.006.002

Small souvenir pitcher with an etching of the John Alden House, Duxbury, Mass. Sold by Winsor & Peterson at 318 Washington St. in Duxbury.

The Alden House Historic Site is located at 105 Alden Street in Duxbury, on land granted to John and Priscilla Alden in 1627. The house currently on the site was believed to have been built by the Aldens in 1653. In 2003, dendrochronological and architectural analysis of the structure suggests that it was built circa 1700 by the children and grandchildren of John and Priscilla.

Edward Winsor purchased the goods store where he worked under W.S. Freeman in 1884 and went into business with W.O. Peterson in 1885. Together they ran the business until his death in 1899, when Peterson took sole ownership. These souvenir china pieces were all made as part of the tourism boom in Duxbury of the late 19th century and were widely collected by locals and visitors alike.

Related Object: Tile depicting the Alden House, circa 1890, Germany, Ceramic, Gift of the Wildlands Trust, Inc., 2016.013.006.

Souvenir tile featuring the back view of the Alden House, made in Germany to be sold at the Winsor & Peterson store in Duxbury.

The Alden House Historic Site is a house museum that was purportedly home to John and Priscilla Alden. It is located at 105 Alden Street. Family tradition held that the house was built in 1653 as the second home of John and Priscilla Alden. In 2003, dendrochronological and architectural analysis of the structure suggests that it was built c. 1700 by the descendants of John and Priscilla.

Edward Winsor purchased the goods store where he worked under W.S. Freeman in 1884 and went into business with W.O. Peterson in 1885. Together they ran the business until his death in 1899, when Peterson took sole ownership. These souvenir china pieces were all made as part of the tourism boom in Duxbury of the late 19th century and were widely collected by locals and visitors alike.

Related Object: Winsor and Peterson advertisement for the sale of German souvenir pottery, circa 1900, Ink on paper, DRHS Ephemera Collection, DAL.SMS.090.

Edward Winsor purchased the goods store where he worked under W.S. Freeman in 1884 and went into business with W.O. Peterson in 1885. Together they ran the business until his death in 1899, when Peterson took sole ownership. These souvenir china pieces were all made as part of the tourism boom in Duxbury of the late 19th century and were widely collected by locals and visitors alike.

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