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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.045.020 |
Object Name |
Bowl, Mixing |
Title |
Medalta 10 Blue Mixing Bowl |
Date |
20th-century |
Year Range from |
1916 |
Year Range to |
1954 |
Made |
Medalta Potteries Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Alberta, Canada |
Description |
A large, bright blue glazed mixing bowl that was used by the McKay family at their farm. The exterior is plain-walled. It is a Medalta pottery-made bowl. The interior has a pinwheel swirl in the bottom area, and three round bare spots. The underside is moulded with the wording of MEDALTA 10. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the Medalta Potteries Limited, of Alberta. Owned/used by the Hugh and Jeanette (Jane) McKay family who farmed in the Annan/Leith area of Sydenham Township, Grey County. The McKay family farm was located about one mile north of Leith, at Lot 28, Concession A. One son, Donald Gordon (Doug) McKay, and his wife Olive (née Beattie), also farmed there in Sydenham Township, until 1940, when they moved to Derby Township to another farm (Lot 9, along Highway 21). The item was last kept by their daughter, Donna McKay-Mills of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Food Processing Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze |
Found |
Derby Township (formerly), Township of Georgian Bluffs, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Olive McKay-Mills, Donna |
Subjects |
Bowls (Tableware) Kitchens Pottery Pottery industry Potteries |
Search Terms |
Derby Township |
Function |
Holds food for preparation or service. |