Carleton xDX Collection
Rainboware
Saucer
Crown Royal by Rainboware Saucer (yellow)
Related Entites
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00154
Former Accession Number
2007.11.7
Date
circa 1954 (manufacture)
Date Source
Canadian Museum of History - related artefact
Date Href
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3053858
Material/Technique
compression moulded yellow coloured melamine
Measurement
1.6cm (height)
saucer
,
16cm (width)
saucer
,
16cm (depth)
saucer
Physical Description
Solid yellow coloured, squircle shaped melamine saucer.
Brand Name
Rainboware
Pattern
Crown Royal
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
saucers (plates)
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 parts meet) runs around the outside of the rim.
Melamine resin is a clear in its natural state faciliting a wide range of colourations. Bakelite is amber and is only suited to dark colours."
Description Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Georgia Tannis
External Linls
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3053858