Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1967.005.005 |
Object Name |
Dish, Relish |
Title |
Victorian Relish Dish |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
19th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Round relish bowl or dish, over 100 years old in 1967 (1860s?) |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown, however, there was a notation that the plates were "over 100 years old" in 1967. Last owned by Edna Howey of Owen Sound. Her parents had resided in Holland Township, Grey County, in the 19th-century. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County? |
People |
Howey, Edna Howey, James Howey, Harvey (Rev.) |
Search Terms |
Holland Township Victorian |
Function |
A tableware item, apparently once part of a matching set, which would be useful for holding a preserved food like relish on the table so that people could take individual servings themselves from it. |