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Cornish Kitchenware

Rolling Pin
ca. 1930 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lead-glazed white earthenware rolling pin with blue slip, lathe turned cylindrical form, in the closed ends a hole for the wooden axel with beech wood handles. Decorated with alternative white and blue horizontal bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCornish Kitchenware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lathe turned white earthenware with lead glaze and blue slip and beech wood
Brief description
'Cornish Kitchenware' rolling pin, lathe turned white earthenware with lead glaze and blue slip and beech wood handles, manufactured by T.G. Green & Co. Ltd., England, ca. 1930.
Physical description
Lead-glazed white earthenware rolling pin with blue slip, lathe turned cylindrical form, in the closed ends a hole for the wooden axel with beech wood handles. Decorated with alternative white and blue horizontal bands.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46.5cm
  • Diameter: 6.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Made in England / T.G. GREEN & CO. LTD' (Printed in green)
Bibliographic reference
Journal of the Northern Ceramic Society. 1994, Vol. 11 , pp.131-135.
Collection
Accession number
C.56-1994

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Record createdMarch 9, 1999
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