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Dish, Vegetable

Object Name:
Dish, Vegetable
Object ID:
2011.002.05
Creator:
Maddock, John & Sons
Place of Origin:
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Date:
circa 1951
Description:
Covered vegetable dish, part of a hotel dinner service from the Crawford House, White Mountains, NH. Glazed white vitreous stone earthenware. Molded oval body with two applied upturned handles. Transfer-printed floral decoration around upper body. Gold enameled accent bands on handles and around foot. Brown printed maker's mark on bottom: "JOHN MADDOCK & SONS LTD / ROYAL VITREOUS / ENGLAND" within circle surmounted by crown; "EMPIRE" below. Cover with scalloped rim and loop handle; transfer-printed floral decoration and gold accent bands.

A. Dish
B. Cover
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-6.1 W-11 D-7.5 inches
Provenance:
Collection assembled by Peggy Ann Shaw Grant (1933-2010) from the 1976 auction of the contents of the Crawford House at Crawford Notch, NH. The hotel closed in 1975.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Peggy Ann Shaw Grant
Subjects:
Hotels, Flowers, Roses
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