Vintage Norcrest Ceramic Watering Cans with Cats Hand Painted Pansies Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Watering can with cats salt and pepper shakers: 2023.1.148a, and 2023.1.148b

Watering can with cats salt and pepper shakers: 2023.1.148a, and 2023.1.148b

Name/Title

Vintage Norcrest Ceramic Watering Cans with Cats Hand Painted Pansies Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.148

Description

Vintage ceramic watering cans with cats salt and pepper shakers. They are hand painted with pansies and leaves. One cat is blue, one is yellow. They each have their original "Made in Japan" label and were made by Norcrest.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Norcrest

Time Period

1950s

Place

Country

Japan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On the front of the blue cat and on the bottom of the yellow cat.

Transcription

Made in Japan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Set, Salt and Pepper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Sets

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Height and weight of blue cat shaker.

Height

2-3/4 in

Weight

1.7 oz

Material

Ceramic