Warming dish
Burgess and Leigh
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
33 x 220 x 188 mm
Place of origin
England
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553071
Summary
Dish. A small, circular, white glazed ceramic warming dish, by Burgess and Leigh Ltd. With two lugs on opposite sides, one of which has a hole with a cork stopper in to vacuum between the top and the bottom. The centre is slightly depressed with two concentric circles running around it. Semi-circular depression to one side, forming a reservoir.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base: BURLEIGH / WARE / ESTD 1851 [beehive with plant each side] / B & L LTD [text within rectangle] / ENGLAND / REG TRADE MARK
Makers and roles
Burgess and Leigh, ceramic manufacturer