Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.024.016 |
Object Name |
Dish, Serving |
Title |
Celery Tray |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Year Range from |
1910 |
Year Range to |
1971 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
This is a patterned celery dish.It is an oblong, glazed ceramic serving dish / tray. It has a light blue background with multiple chintz-like transfer-printed pictures of multi-coloured fruit and flowers. It has slightly scalloped edges, and gold edge trim. There are two voids to provide self handles. The underside has a subtle "896" mold number impress-moulded under the glaze. There is no other maker's mark. |
Makers mark |
The underside has a subtle "896" mold number impress-moulded under the glaze. There is no other maker's mark. |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown. Last owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson & Muriel Johnson (née Snider) of Sydenham Township, Grey County. Her grandfather was Wellington Snider. Her father was Lorne Snider. They farmed in Sydenham Township. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Ceramic/Transfer prints/Glaze |
Dimensions |
H-1.299 W-11.89 L-5.512 inches |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Johnson, Wilson Johnson, Muriel Snider, Wellington Snider, Lorne Snider, Elwood |
Subjects |
Celery Dining tables Dinner parties Tableware |
Search Terms |
Sydenham Township |
Function |
A tableware item used for serving stalks of celery. They were called "celery trays" sometimes. |