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Bread Tray

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1867-1933

GUSN

GUSN-5964

Description

Deep welled oval bread tray is painted green with yellow ochre band highlighting rim and well base; hand-painted floral motifs in gold and brown tones decorate well and cavetto; underside black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bread trays
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
tin (metal)
floral patterns
Tin
Painted
Floral
TRAY, BREAD

Inscription

Underside ""8862"" (possibly gilder's mark).

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.625 x 12.25 x 6.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1056

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