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Metadata
Object ID # |
1965.014.014 |
Object Name |
Basin |
Title |
J. Wedgwood Ironstone China Wash Basin (1856) |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
1856 |
Made |
J. Wedgwood |
Place of Origin |
England, United Kingdom |
Description |
J. WEDGWOOD white ironstone china wash basin, dated 1856. Earthenware (IV); Year: 1856 (L); Month: November (K): Bundle: 8; Day: 27 as indicated by diamond shape registry markings. White bowl with a thin glaze. It has a scalloped decoration interior rim. There are vertical depressions on interior (fluted appearance) and a sharp break at base. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by J. Wedgwood in England in November of 1856. Used by the Rixon or Ainslie family at Owen Sound and/or Leith. Last owned by Eleanor Rixon. |
Collection |
Toiletry & Cosmetic Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Henry Ainslie, Adam |
Function |
This item would be part of a washstand set. It was intended to have clean water poured into it for bathing and grooming purposes. It would sit on a washstand in a bedroom area. |