Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1961.068.007ab |
Object Name |
Teacup |
Title |
1850s Toy Ironstone Tea Cup & Saucer |
Lexicon category |
9: Recreational Artifacts |
Date |
1850s |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1860 |
Made |
J. & G. Meakin |
Description |
White ceramic teacup (a) and saucer (b). It is part of a child's tea set (see RELATED items). The underside of the saucer has an impressed mark from the J. & G. Meakin pottery. |
Makers mark |
Saucer has an impressed mark on the underside |
Provenance |
Likely originally belonged to Helen Kennedy (née Inglis) as a child. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Inglis, who had Inglis Falls at Derby Township, Grey County. She married Thomas Kennedy of Owen Sound. Thomas Kennedy passed away in 1878. Helen Kennedy d. 1924, age 77. This suggests that Helen was born circa 1847. Subsequenly owned by Helen's daughter, Amy Kennedy. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Kennedy, Amy |
Search Terms |
Inglis Falls Inglis Mill |