Gravy boat saucer
W. H. Grindley & Co. Ltd
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
172 mm (Width); 235 mm (L)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 652548.4
Summary
An oval white porcelain gravy boat saucer with a blue edge. The makers stamp on the base reads; W H Grindley and Co, England. Part of a thirty-two piece white ceramic dinner service with a blue edge. Some of the pieces also have a gold edge with the blue. Some of the pieces are made by W H Grindley and Co. Some of the pieces are made by Alfred Meakin. The dinner service also comprises of two meat plates (a and b), five ten inch plates with a gold and blue edge (c), five ten inch plates with a blue edge (d), four nine inch plates with a blue edge (f), five nine inch plates with a blue and gold edge (g), one round gravy boat saucer with decorated ends (h), one oval gravy boat with a matching lid (j and k), one ladle with a gold edged bowl (l) and one ladle with a blue edged handle (m).
Provenance
Gift to the National Trust by Mrs. Sue Butcher in 2001. The dinner service came from Mrs. Butcher's grandmother's farmhouse.
Makers and roles
W. H. Grindley & Co. Ltd, manufacturer