- Object name(s):
- dish and cover; cheese dish and cover; dish and cover
- Brief description:
- Many tourists came to Torbay in the early 20th century. In response, several South Devon potteries designed ranges of ceramics to cater for them. Decorations often included rural cottage scenes or nautical pictures as you can see on this cheese dish from the Longpark Pottery in Torquay. This object is not on display. Inscription below handle incised CHEESE
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Eating and Drinking
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- whole length 174 mm
- Dimension:
- whole width 138 mm
- Dimension:
- whole height 107 mm
- Material:
- earthenware
- Object name:
- dish and cover; cheese dish and cover; dish and cover
- Object number:
- 347/1980
- Object production date:
- 1930 to 1940
- Date - period:
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Date - period:
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Object production person:
- Longpark Pottery (pottery)
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Object production place:
- S. Devon
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Object production place:
- Northern Europe
- Object production place:
- Europe
- Reproduction number:
- 347-1980.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 347-1980-shot3.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Decorative Art
- Responsible department/section:
- British ceramics
- Right type:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
- Technique:
- cover painting sailing boat; dotted borders
- Use title:
- Food: beyond the plate. Exhibition 2025
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ddd3a2fc-a333-3b3b-a585-6b8847a4d02f
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ddd3a2fc-a333-3b3b-a585-6b8847a4d02f, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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