Carleton xDX Collection
Dinnerware
Sovereign Potters Dinnerware (pink)
Related Entites
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00021
Former Accession Number
5023
Date
1949 (design)
Date Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 179
Material/Technique
Pink glazed earthenware
Measurement
2.5cm (height)
dinner plate
,
26 cm (diameter)
dinner plate
,
2.5cm (height)
luncheon plate
,
23cm (diameter)
luncheon plate
,
2cm (height)
salad plate
,
21cm (diameter)
salad plate
,
2cm (height)
bread plate
,
17cm (diameter)
bread plate
,
6.5cm (height)
cereal bowl
,
17cm (length)
cereal bowl
,
15.5cm (width)
cereal bowl
,
4cm (height)
salad bowl
,
21cm (length)
salad bowl
,
20.5cm (width)
salad bowl
,
3cm (height)
dessert bowl
,
13.5cm (diameter)
dessert bowl
,
1.5cm (height)
saucer
,
15cm (diameter)
saucer
,
6cm (height)
cup
,
9.5cm (diameter)
cup, without handle
,
12.5cm (length)
cup, with handle
Physical Description
Set of pink glazed earthenware, with: (a) a dinner plate, (b) a luncheon plate, (c) a salad plate, (d) a bread plate, (e) a cereal bowl, (f) a salad bowl, (g) a dessert bowl, (h) a saucer, and (i) a cup.
Number of Components
9
Component Part Name
dinner plate, luncheon plate, salad plate, bread plate, cereal bowl, salad bowl, dessert bowl, saucer, cup
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
dinnerware
Description
"Sovereign Potters served as the major manufacturer of white-ware china in Ontario. Between 1949-1957, the company produced modern design pottery by architect A. Bruce Etherington and manufactured (reinterpreted) designs by Mary and Russel Wright. It was the second Canadian commercial pottery of ironstone china, the first was St. Johns Stone Chinaware Company, 1873-1896, of St. John, Quebec."
Description Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Ricky McNulty, Toronto