Name/Title
Perforated plastic compartment tray, repurposed as a dish drainer with bottle-cap feetEntry/Object ID
2025.1.154Description
A rectangular tray of molded cream/ivory plastic with a base of fine square-grid perforation (mesh) and raised internal dividers forming several elongated compartments plus end sections — a form consistent with a cutlery/flatware tray or draining insert. The rim is shallow with rounded corners. Faint molded lettering/numerals appear in the central base panel but are not legible. At one corner (upper left) a red metal crown bottle cap is fixed through the mesh, serving as a foot; the three other corners show circular rust stains and open holes where similar caps were once attached and have since been lost. Per donor information, the owner attached bottle caps at the four corners so the tray could stand raised and function as a drainer for washed dishes; only one cap now remains. The surface is aged, soiled, and discolored.Use
Used by Leopoldo Arús Gálvez as a drainer for washed dishes.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Faint molded lettering/numerals in the central base panel — illegible in the image (possibly a maker, origin, or mold number). The remaining red crown cap may carry beverage branding, not legible here. No other marks.Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Molded plastic (cream/ivory; specific polymer undetermined), now yellowed. Added modification: metal (steel) crown bottle cap(s) — one remaining, with rust; rust residue at the three lost-cap corners.
Technique: Injection-molded perforated plastic tray with integral dividers and square-mesh base. User modification: crown bottle caps fixed at the corners (pushed/secured through the mesh) as raised feet, converting the tray into a standing dish drainer.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
April 8, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 5, 2026