SML-161: Motif #1

SML-161 MOTIF # 1

SML-161 Motif # 1 - Rockport

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reference numbers	SML-161: Motif #1 (M) SML-161A: Motif #1 - Rockport National Bank (M) SML-161B: Motif #1 pen stand (M) SML-161C: Motif #1 (Lance 6245) SML-161D: Motif #1 50th Anniversary (gold) SML-161E: Motif #1 - Rockport National Bank pen stand
description	fish house in Rockport, MA known to artists as Motif #1
dimensions	height = 3 inches; base = 3 3/4 inches wide
topics and series	Topics: Buildings & Structures Commercial The Sea & Seafarers Series: None
related items	SP-1 (Sebastian plate)
first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever	SML-161: (1950/1975/-) SML-161A: (1956/1956/-) SML-161B: (1958/1960/-) SML-161C: (1976/-/-) SML-161D: (unknown) SML-161E: (unknown)
private issue and/or limited edition & quantity	SML-161A: PI for Rockport National Bank 200 made SML-161E PI for Rockport National Bank
era first introduced.	Marblehead
value range	SML-161: 40/60 SML-161A: 250/300 SML-161B: 325/375 SML-161C: 25/35 SML-161D: Rare SML-161E: 325/375
auction notes	none
comments/observations	SML-161C continued by Spoontiques

GENERAL INFORMATION. The fish house in Rockport, Massachusetts is reputed to have been the source material for more paintings than any other building in the country. Baston designed it for sale in gift shops in Rockport, located a few miles from Marblehead.
In 1956, Baston received a commercial order for 200 pieces from the Rockport National Bank.
The building was destroyed in the East Coast blizzard of February, 1978. Baston designed the Motif No. 1 plate (SP-1) to help the Rockport Artist's League raise funds to restore the house. It has since been reconstructed and the original charm has been maintained.

From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.

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