Carleton xDX Collection
Casserole Prototypes
Lummus Casserole Prototypes
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00233
Former Accession Number
999.4.6.C, 999.4.6.E, 999.4.6.F, 999.4.8.C, 999.4.9.B, 999.4.9.C
Date
1979 (creation)
Date Source
Design in Canada (2004, p. 198)
Material/Technique
metal and hardwood
Measurement
5.5cm (height)
medium bowl, smooth
,
25.5cm (diameter)
medium bowl, smooth
,
10.5cm (height)
large bowl, smooth
,
33.2cm (diameter)
large bowl, smooth
,
5.5cm (height)
large bowl, stepped
,
33cm (diameter)
large bowl, stepped
,
3.8cm (height)
small bowl, stepped
,
7.6cm (diameter)
small, stepped
,
2.2cm (height)
wood handle
,
3.7cm (width)
wood handle
,
22.7cm (length)
wood handle
,
10.5cm (height)
large bowl, smooth
,
33.2cm (diameter)
large bowl, smooth
,
5.5cm (height)
large bowl, stepped
,
33cm (diameter)
large bowl, stepped
,
3.8cm (height)
small bowl, stepped
,
7.6cm (diameter)
small bowl, stepped
,
2.2cm (height)
handle
,
3.7cm (width)
handle
,
22.7cm (length)
handle
Physical Description
series of interchangeable smooth and stepped bowls in three sizes and wooden handle.
Number of Components
8
Component Part Name
medium bowl, smooth (x2), large bowl, smooth (x2), large bowl, stepped (x2), small bowl, stepped, handle
Brand Name
Lummus
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
prototypes (object genre), casseroles (baking dishes), bowls (vessels)
Description
"When the pre-eminent furniture designer Thomas Lamb explored the field of tableware, he chose the highly acclaimed studio potter Ruth Gowdy McKinley to make the prototypes. The stepped designs with the simple wooden handles came with the interchangeable tops and couple be inverted into serving dishes. Lummus means "lamb" in Finnish, and the designer intended the products to be made of ceramic and/or metal. In the early eighties, Supreme Aluminum Industries produced a limited run."
Description Source
Design in Canada (2004, p. 198)
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Marianne Lamb, Uxbridge
External Linls
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3056054