Cooking pot
T. Holcroft and Sons
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
350 mm (Width) x 180 mm (Depth); 480 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Wolverhampton
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939152.1
Summary
Oval metal cooking bath with an upright handle at each end and with a two-handled lid (b) 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