Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.025.010 |
Object Name |
Mug, Shaving |
Title |
German-Made Shaving Mug |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
Early 20th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Germany |
Description |
Man's pink and gold colour trimmed, chinaware shaving mug with a white interior and an ear-shaped, pointed handle. There are three gold coloured trim bands running around the circumference of the mug at the handle projector and terminus. The texture of the mug and the handle are made to resemble a tree and a twig, respectively. "MADE IN GERMANY" is transfer-stamped on the underside in a double circle mark. |
Makers mark |
"MADE IN GERMANY" is transfer-stamped on the underside in a double circle mark. The artist also painted a "9". |
Provenance |
Made in Germany. May have been used by a male of the Thomas Bell family of Silcote (Annan area of Sydenham Township, Grey County). Last owned by Bell descendant, Alma Stott of Woodford, Grey County. |
Collection |
Toiletry & Cosmetic Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Paints/Glaze |
Dimensions |
W-7.5 L-8 Dia-25 cm |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Stott, Alma Stott, Thomas Bell, Thomas (of Silcote) |
Function |
A decorative china item used by a man in order to make a soap lather for shaving his face with a razor. |