Cruet Frame
1904 (made), 1881-1893 (designed)
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Many of the smaller railway companies were amalgamated into larger operating units after the First World War. The cruet frame may have been used on a railway steamer from 1904 and re-engraved with the new company's initials. A very similar design for a cruet in the Elkington pattern books, with three condiment trays, is labelled "Dresser, June 9th 1885."
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver |
| Brief description | Electroplated nickel silver, Birmingham, 1904, made by Elkington and Co., designed by Christopher Dresser |
| Physical description | Cruet stand consisting of two spun hemi-spherical bowls, joined by a flat plate from which rises a plain rod with a short cross bar at the top. The two glass cruets, for oil and vinegar, missing. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Elkington & Co’, 18309, 48, E&Co, S - date letter for 1904; Word begining with ‘H’ and ending in ‘M’, the rest is worn~Reverse of tray base: stamp of laurel wreath with inscription ‘LMS STEAMERS’ |
| Credit line | On Loan from the Science Museum Group |
| Object history | National Railway Museum Loan Two small circular trays attached by two horizontal pieces of metal from which a T-shaped handle protrudes. Engraved 'LMS STEAMERS' for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway formed in 1923 which ran steamer services to Ireland, Isle of Man and in the Clyde. Many of the smaller railway companies were amalgamated into larger operating units after the First World War. The cruet frame may have been used on a railway steamer from 1904 and re-engraved with the new company's initials. A very similar design for a cruet in the Elkington pattern books, with three condiment trays, is labelled "Dresser, June 9th 1885. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Many of the smaller railway companies were amalgamated into larger operating units after the First World War. The cruet frame may have been used on a railway steamer from 1904 and re-engraved with the new company's initials. A very similar design for a cruet in the Elkington pattern books, with three condiment trays, is labelled "Dresser, June 9th 1885." |
| Other number | 1983-8222 - Lender Object Number |
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| Accession number | LOAN:NRM YORK.1:2-1999 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2004 |
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