LONDON, ENGLAND – Small Dish

PLACE REPRESENTED: London , England

ITEM: Small Dish

NOTES: A dish celebrating the “great Twelve Companies” of London or rather, the Great Twelve Livery Companies” of London. The Livery companies were employment based and with the nature of guilds. They played an important part of the culture and development of London (and England). Like guilds they were for the benefits of their members and, like guilds, the Livery Companies of London accumulated property and possessed magnificent halls. Charters were granted to them in return for large sums of money advanced to the State. These are the first 12 main ones. There are 110 now. Clearly there isn’t one for “souvenir makers” otherwise this wouldn’t have been made in Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livery_company

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic (melamine)

MADE IN: Italy

MANUFACTURER: Pavo

DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm x 13.5cm

WORTHING, ENGLAND – Display Plate

PLACE REPRESENTED: Worthing , England

ITEM: Display Plate

NOTES: A Present from Worthing … as it was circa 1925. Worthing is a large seaside town on the south coast of England … and the pier is still there, albeit destroyed and rebuilt a couple of times. The current one is the more art deco one from 1935. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worthing_Pier

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1920s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Germany

MANUFACTURER: Schumann

DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter

AMERSHAM, ENGLAND – Trivet

PLACE REPRESENTED: Amersham (specifically the Parish Church of St Mary’s), England

ITEM: Trivet

NOTES: Amersham (population 14000) is in the south east of England. St Mary’s Church is a Church of England church (formerly Catholic) built in the 13th century and located in Old Amersham. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amersham

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm diamter

ST IVES, ENGLAND – Display Plate

st-ives-samll-wooden-wall-plate-1PLACE REPRESENTED: St Ives, England

ITEM: Display Plate

NOTES: St Ives is a seaside town, in Cornwall, in the far south west tail of England. The small plate depicts a “Lucky Pisky”, a “pisky” being a fairy. He says “I’m from dear ol Cornwall for’ee m’dear”. I assume the pisky is saying he’s from Cornwall forever. I’m not sure if that’s lucky or not but he seems to be happy with the statement.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 9cm diameter

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BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND – Minature Ornament

Blackpool - ornament in shape of kettle - ceramic(1)     Blackpool - ornament in shape of kettle - ceramic(2)PLACE REPRESENTED: Blackpool , England

ITEM: Minature ornamental kettle

NOTES: A minature ceramic kettle with the Blackpool coat of arms. Blackpool is on the north west coast of England. Its motto is the “progress” depicted. I have no idea if they lived up to their motto.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  Czechoslovakia

MANUFACTURER: ‘Victoria’ Schmidt & Company

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm across x 7.5cm high

LONDON (specifically Westminster Abbey), ENGLAND – Nic Nac Plate

Westminster Abbey - Melamine Plate 01 (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: London (specifically the Westminster Abbey) , England

ITEM: Nic Nac Plate

NOTES: The Westminster Abbey in London. A gothic style church started in 1245 and added on to over the years. Originally Roman Catholic in order and in temperament, but subsequently Church of England, the Abbey has had a long and colourful history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: melamine

MADE IN: Italy

MANUFACTURER: A Pavo

DIMENSIONS: 15cm  x , 10.5cm

LAND’S END, ENGLAND – Mug

Land's End - Mug (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Land’s End, Cornwall , England

ITEM: Cup

NOTES: Land’s End certainly lives up to its name being on the furtherest southern western point of the English mainland. This beautifully detailed cup with about everything you can do and see. On the other side the famous “First and Last House In England” is depicted … which, apparently, is a little (expensive) shop by itself on the edge of a very windy, but visually stunning, cliff.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  England

MANUFACTURER: Sadler

DIMENSIONS: 7cm diameter , 10.5cm across (with handle)

Land's End - Mug (2)     Land's End - Mug (3)

MARKET DRAYTON, ENGLAND – Trivet

Market Drayton - Pan coaster (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

ITEM: Trivet

NOTES: Nice trivet that can also be a display. A buttercross, also known as butter cross, is a type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from medieval times. The one depicted is in Market Drayton, in the country of Shropshire, England. Northern Shropshire is famous for its cheeses and dairy products, hence the market (or Buttercross) in the line drawing, which was built in 1824. The town once had a court of ‘pied poudre’; here litigants could settle their differences immediately they reached market – in other words, while they still had dusty (or powdered) feet.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material, cork (base)

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15cm diameter

LONDON, ENGLAND – Nic Nac Plate

London - Tube Nic Nac Tray (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: London (specifically the London Underground) , England.

ITEM: Nic Nac Plate

NOTES: A small nic nac plate depicting the iconic map to the London Underground. Though it may be a little hard to carry, you wont get lost using this map, well, as long as you down leave the Tube station.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15cm  x 10cm

ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND – Ornament

Isle of Wight - ceramic ornament (2)

PLACE REPRESENTED: Isle of Wight , England

ITEM: A very small ceramic urn

NOTES: I’m not sure why the use of the urn form. The Romans hung out there for quiet some time so I assume the urn shape could be a reference to that. Also, this is not the normal coat of arms for the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight recieved its more common coat of arms in 1938 so this is pre that. I’m not sure of the significance of the boat but the Isle of Wight is, errr, an island located in the English Channel (the largest in England), so, boats are a necessity.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  Czechoslovakia

MANUFACTURER: ‘Victoria’ Schmidt & Company

DIMENSIONS: 7cm high