Carleton xDX Collection
Tableware
Medalta Potteries Tableware (blue)
Related Entites
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00036
Former Accession Number
5073
Date
circa 1940 (creation)
Date Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
vitrified ceramic and blue ceramic glaze
Measurement
2.5cm (height)
dinner plate
,
23cm (diameter)
dinner plate
,
2cm (height)
side plate
,
18cm (diameter)
side plate
,
3cm (height)
small bowl
,
12cm (diameter)
small bowl
,
1.5cm (height)
condiment dish
,
8cm (diameter)
condiment dish
,
2.5cm (height)
saucer
,
15cm (diameter)
saucer
,
6cm (height)
cup
,
12.5cm (length)
cup
,
9.5cm (diameter)
cup
Physical Description
Set of 6 items, light blue glaze with white trim: a) a side plate, b) a saucer, c) a cup, d) a small bowl, e) a condiment dish, and f) a dinner plate
Number of Components
6
Component Part Name
dinner plate, side plate, small bowl, condiment dish, saucer, cup
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
tableware sets
Description
"In the forties ... Medalta made sturdy hotel ware."
Description Source
Design in Canada (2004), Gotlieb and Golden, p. 172
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Roger and Cora Golden, Toronto