Ripon China Set

Ceramic

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Ripon China Set

Entry/Object ID

0050.001

Description

Set contains: Butter Dish: 3 pieces Meat Platter Covered Vegetable Dish Teapot with Lid Water Pitcher Dinner Plates (One 9", Four 8 7/8", and Seven 8") Cups and Saucers (3 sets) partial set of RIPON china. Navy blue flowers.

Use

family dinners Meyerhoeffer family

Cataloged By

RG

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0050

Source or Donor

Janet Baugher Downs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

RIPON ALFRED MEAKIN, LTD ENGLAND

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

seal on bottom

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

FOOD SERVICE T&E

Category

04--T&E FOR MATERIALS

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

see Janet Downs' notebook

Parts

Count

25

Material

Porcelain, Clay, Painted

Colors

Color Notes

blue flowers on white

Location

Location

Dish Press

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Crazing

Notes

incomplete set, Water Pitcher has brown mark, two 8 7/8" plates have a small chip, one 8" plates has small hairline crack, one cup has small chip, one cup has a very small crack at the top

Provenance

Notes

Annie Margaret Shirey (1871-1954) Addie (Shirey) Meyerhoeffer (1882-1974) Janet Baugher Downs (1943- )

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/13/2009

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Janet Baugher Downs

Note Type

Number in Set

Note

27 (including lids)

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

May 4, 2010

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 8, 2025