jug; creamer

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

jug; creamer

Entry/Object ID

2014.049.003

Description

Small ceramic container known variously as "cream pitcher", "cream jug" or "creamer", ironstone china, made specifically to be used as hotel ware, Oval profile. Bulbous base narrows to form elongated oval opening with wide, rounded spout and integral loop handle. White glaze with medium-dark green underglaze wide-narrow striping around opening and single narrow line decoration on handle, which splits for form a "trident" at top join of handle and body. Backstamp reads: [King's crown]/GRINDLEY HOTEL WARE/ENGLAND/VITRIFIED//CASSIDY'S LTD./MONTREAL,VANCOUVER,/TORONTO, WINNIPEG".

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Pearce, Dorothy

Notes

Accession Date: 19-Oct-14 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

pitcher; jug; creamer, cream; hotelware pitcher; jug; creamer

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

December 10, 2014

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025