soap dish

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

soap dish

Entry/Object ID

2014.016.002 a-c

Description

Round soap dish echoes design of chamber pot (014.016.001). a) Lid. Small applied arched handle on centre of domed lid. Edge has scalloped moulding with three-leaf motif at end of each panel ridge, some motifs more defined than others. Lid has six triangular panels radiating from centre, under glaze transfer with scalloped edge of 6 scallops, beige on the outer side of scallops, brown with yellow roses and green leaves to inside of scallops. Rose pattern on lid of soap dish symmetrical at either side of handle, with a large yellow rose in center of each half, and a smaller yellow rose to either side of each large rose. Each large rose has one stem and three leaves. b) Strainer has gold band painted around rim. One large hole in centre, surrounded by six smaller holes. c) Round, beige soap dish bowl blending into one inch wide brown band painted around bottom edge.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Rea, Shary

Notes

Accession Date: 09-Jul-14 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

dish, soap dish

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

July 21, 2014

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

March 22, 2025