Carleton xDX Collection
Cup and Saucer Set
RPL 'Stylized Dinnerware' Melmac Cup and Triangular Saucer Set (pink)
Related Entites
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00032
Former Accession Number
5050
Date
circa 1960 (design)
Date Source
DX Registration Records Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
compression-moulded pink coloured melamine
Measurement
6.5cm (height)
cup
,
9.5cm (diameter)
cup (top)
,
10.5cm (width)
cup (with handle)
,
2cm (height)
saucer
,
19cm (width)
saucer
,
23.5cm (length)
saucer
Physical Description
Triangular shaped solid pink plastic plate and matching teacup.
Number of Components
2
Component Part Name
cup, saucer
Brand Name
Stylized Dinnerware
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
cup and saucer set
Description
"Melamine tableware was first introduced to the domestic market in 1945. Melamine formaldehyde, known by the trade name “Melmac’, is more heat and water resistant than urea or phenolic (‘Bakelite’) formaldehydes. Compression-moulded in a two part mould, the parting line (line where the two mould parts meet) runs around the outside of the rim. Melamine resin is clear in its natural state facilitating a wide range of colorations. Bakelite is amber and only suited to dark colors.", "Rainbow Plastics designed an original triangular snack plate for its Stylized Dinnerware line for the residential market" (Golden and Gottlieb, 2004, p. 192).
Description Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
, Design in Canada (2004), p. 192.
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, "originally purchased, at Ethel [?]"