Standish House Cup

Cup featuring the Standish House, circa 1890
Germany
Ceramic
Gift of Margaret Warnsman, 2004.006.001

This souvenir cup featuring the Standish House, was made in Germany to be sold by Winsor & Peterson in Duxbury. Items featuring the home of “Myles Standish” were quite popular.

This house was purported for years to have been built by Alexander Standish (1626–1702), son of Myles Standish, in 1666. For souvenirs, it was primarily marketed, however, as the Myles Standish House or simply the Standish House. The land it sits on, at 341 Standish Street, is part of the original land grant that was owned by Myles Standish, but architectural elements suggest that it is closer to a mid-18^th century house. A Boston entrepreneur, Stephen Allen, purchased the property in 1870 and envisioned an elaborate summer resort community to go along with the building of the Myles Standish Monument. He was assumed to be the one that painted “1666” on the chimney and claimed the home had been built by a Standish.

Edward Winsor purchased the goods store at 318 Washington St., 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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