84/34

Hancock & Sons (Manufacturer)

Meat plate or dish used for serving food. Inscribed, 'Hawksley Opaque China, S. H. & Sons England, RD NO 411972'. Made by S. Hancock & Sons.
This is large, glazed meat plate or dish with a blue floriated pattern on a white background. It was used for serving food. It is inscribed, 'Hawksley Opaque China // S. H. & Sons England // RD NO 411972'. It was made by S. Hancock & Sons probably in the late 19th or early 20th century.

1 dish: white glazed earthenware; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: DISH // Accession number: 84/34 // Classification: DOMESTIC Serving food // Negative number: 60/14643 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: MRS I. E. DAVIES, 1 WYCHWOOD CLOSE, EARLEY, READING JULY 1984 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 24.10.84 // Description: Large glazed meat plate or dish, white with blue pattern. // Inscription: Hawksley Opaque China // S. H. & Sons England // RD NO 411972 // Dimensions: 46.0cm x 37.0cm // Associated information: // References:', Letter, MERL to Mrs I. E. Davies, 31 July 1984 – 'Dear Mrs Davies, // Thank you very much for donating the dish and the Land Army jacket and shoes to the Museum. They provide a very useful and welcome addition to our collections. // Yours sincerely, // Roy D Brigden // Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life'

Ceramic, earthenware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed