Women Holding Painted Trays

Photograph

Pejepscot History Center

Women Holding Painted Trays

A black and white photograph of three women posing with toleware trays they painted. Left to right they are identified as Mrs. Horace Mann, Mrs. Louis M. Burnett, and Mrs. Clinton S. Mason. Dated 1956.

Name/Title

Women Holding Painted Trays

Entry/Object ID

1990.158.446

Description

A black and white photograph of three women with toleware trays they painted. Left to right they are identified as Mrs. Horace Mann, Mrs. Louis M. Burnett, and Mrs. Clinton S. Mason. Dated 1956.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Labor of Love: Creating Art and Community

Notes

Toleware is often referred to as a folk handicraft, with many housewives in the 19th and first half of the 20th century gathering to paint trays and other household objects together. Tole painting refers to applying paint to tin and other metalware. In this photo, Winnifred Mann, Hazel Burnett, and Linda T. Mason are pictured with toleware trays they painted. Decorative trays have been popular in many eras, from Italian wood trays to modern American plastic trays.