Cooking pot
T. Holcroft and Sons
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Place of origin
Wolverhampton
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939152
Summary
Oval metal cooking bath with an upright handle at each end and with a two-handled lid with 'T.HOLCROFT & SONS / WOLVERHAMPTON' embossed on a plaque on each handle. The metal (tin?) plating is flaking badly and the whole bath is rusty.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
T. Holcroft and Sons, manufacturer