Tray cloth
Frederick Gorringe Ltd
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Waxed paper, card and paper
Measurements
175 mm (Width); 265 mm (L)
Place of origin
Buckingham Palace Road
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937449
Summary
Packet of small rectangular paper tray cloths with embossed patterned border and scalloped edge, on a card tray with waxed paper packaging. From 'Gorringe's stationery department' (small oval gold label with scalloped edge). Frederick Gorringe's was a department store in London in existence between 1900 and 1960.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
Gorringe's / Stationery / Department (embossed on gold paper label)
Makers and roles
Frederick Gorringe Ltd, retailer