A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a Woman Riding an Ice Velocipede

Late 19th Century

with the name W.M. Anglemoyer in gilt lettering, depicting a woman riding an ice velocipede across a winter landscape.
underside marked T & V Limoges France, with Alpha written in gilt.
Height 3 5/8 inches.

According to The Allentown Leader, a William M. Anglemoyer (1875-1946) married Grace Isabella Baker Palmer on November 9, 1916, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anglemoyer, a prominent merchant, owned two grocery stores and a knitting mill locally. Grace (1874-1945), possibly represented here, was first married to Scotten and Dillon tobacco salesman Herman Palmer (1880-1915). During the first decade of the twentieth century, Grace worked as a typewriter at the American Hotel in Allentown and later became the purchasing agent for the Phoenixville Hospital.

Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey

Collector's label to underside.

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A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a Woman Riding an Ice Velocipede

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