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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0061
- Description
- A serving tray consisting of three round plates set vertically inside of a vertical brass ring. There is a small loop handle for carrying at the top of the ring. The plates are hinged so that the two outside plates fold down to rest on the table at each side of the brass ring, and the middle plat…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; enamel
- Description
- A serving tray consisting of three round plates set vertically inside of a vertical brass ring. There is a small loop handle for carrying at the top of the ring. The plates are hinged so that the two outside plates fold down to rest on the table at each side of the brass ring, and the middle plate swings to a horizontal position held in place at the middle of the ring by a hinge at either side. Each plate is covered with a geometric pattern of green and red enamel with a red bird at the centre (peacock? or turkey? with tail outspread). The bottom of each plate is marked with “6”.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- animals
- birds
- peacock
- turkey
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0061
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0178 a-c
- Description
- A ceramic tea set, consisting of a teapot (a), sugar bowl (b), and creamer (c), each shaped like a seashell. Each piece is marked “Belleek Co., Fermanagh Ireland”.a) The teapot is shaped like a large deep seashell, resting on three feet, closed by a wide textured rim. The teapot has a slightly c…
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- Title
- Tea Service
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 13.0 (a); 7.0 (b); 5.0 (c) cm
- Description
- A ceramic tea set, consisting of a teapot (a), sugar bowl (b), and creamer (c), each shaped like a seashell. Each piece is marked “Belleek Co., Fermanagh Ireland”.a) The teapot is shaped like a large deep seashell, resting on three feet, closed by a wide textured rim. The teapot has a slightly curved spout and a textured loop handle. The lid is an inverted seashell with a smaller shell sitting on top as a handle. b) The creamer is a deep seashell, resting on three feet, pulled out on one side to form a pouring spout, with small textured loop handle. c) The sugar bowl is a deep round seashell, resting on three feet, with a small textured loop handle.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- animals
- mollusks
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0178 a-c
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