It looks very similar to the Maison Dorin cosmetic pot lids. A google search of the name will give you lots of photos of intact lids:

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/french-pot-lid-match-striker-maison-153168088
or
http://www.google.com/search?q=Maison+Dorin&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nQ8HUd2bG-T62QWDwYCoBQ&ved=0CE8QsAQ&biw=1117&bih=777#imgrc=333nK7POzF9GxM%3A%3B_8AskJ0ywNuPuM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ricksbottleroom.com%252FLID3331.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ricksbottleroom.com%252Flocalstuff.htm%3B440%3B330

The company is still operating and they have a history section and museum : http://www.maisondorin.com/en/


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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Misty Jackson
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 3:55 PM
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Subject: Whiteware artifact

Dear Histarchers

I have an artifact that I could use some help identifying. It's a whiteware piece with black transferprinting found in Saginaw, Michigan near the part of the city originally platted ca. 1830. It's appears to be a disk, possibly a lid, or it's possibly the base for a piece of stemware/egg cup. The bottom or side without the transferprinting is less glazed, either by design or wear, and ever so slightly concave. The printing appears to be an address: "_____7 R. Gren  - Lazare PAR", which I take to be ___7 Rue Gren[oble?]-Lazare PARIS.

From an online search I've determined that Saint-Lazare Paris became a train station in 1837, and today it's also a shopping district.

Any thoughts on what this is or where I might look for more info would be most appreciated.

www.flickr.com/photos/arbrecroche/8424411411/

www.flickr.com/photos/arbrecroche/8425530948/

Thanks,

Misty


Misty Jackson, Ph.D., RPA
Arbre Croche Cultural Resources
214 South Main Street
Leslie, Michigan 49251

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