More Maruhon Ware, cake dish 1920s - 1930s
19/01/2015
Ref. my previous post of 20/07/2014: - My guitar pick holder is older than me!
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 6 13/16 inches = 16.5 x 17.3 cm. 1 1/2 inches = 3.8 cm high.
6 1/2 x 6 13/16 inches = 16.5 x 17.3 cm. 1 1/2 inches = 3.8 cm high.
I spotted this dish at the bottom of the cupboard recently. I had forgotten about it for about twenty years!
It is amazing to think this could be nearly 100 years old.
It has the same orangey-red flowers with yellow centres as the ashtray, but green rather than blue background. I wonder if they were acquired together?
It is a bit worse for wear; if I recall correctly it was recovered from my grandmother's garden, where it had been used as a base for a pot plant I think. That will have caused the discolouration in the centre. The fluted sections were once blue, but are badly faded. The glaze has lost its gloss all over as well. I cheated and wiped it with olive oil to give it some gloss for the photo.There are holes for attaching a handle.
It is amazing to think this could be nearly 100 years old.
It has the same orangey-red flowers with yellow centres as the ashtray, but green rather than blue background. I wonder if they were acquired together?
It is a bit worse for wear; if I recall correctly it was recovered from my grandmother's garden, where it had been used as a base for a pot plant I think. That will have caused the discolouration in the centre. The fluted sections were once blue, but are badly faded. The glaze has lost its gloss all over as well. I cheated and wiped it with olive oil to give it some gloss for the photo.There are holes for attaching a handle.
It looks as though it is meant for perhaps serving cakes at an afternoon tea, using the missing handle. I found one with a handle on the internet, it is similar, similar flower mouldings, but the background is white. Priced at around NZ $34. My one would be worthless.
Another one, different, but the handle looks the same type, so I will presume they both have the original one.