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Staffordshire Commemorative Plate:
Despite the fact that the Americans were the enemy in the War of 1812, British craftsmen produced numerous souvenirs honoring American naval victories and heroes, including this piece commemorating Commo Thomas Macdonough's victory in the Battle of Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814. The plate was made of Enoch Wood and Sons, Burselm, Staffordshire, England, about 1830. |