Antique ironstone Meredith & Drew celebrated cakes plinth with glass dome
A very rare antique white ironstone display plinth advertising Drew & Son's Celebrated Cakes, complete with an original glass cloche, acid etched with the companies trading name - Meredith and Drew Ltd.
A scarce item in itself, this example is particularly rare being green transfer, with most seen in black, blue or red colourways. The glass cloche is also a superb original hand blown example with stylised acid etched lettering and an unusual knob finial, which has been embellished with knobbly strands from the glass blowers punty/pontil rod.
These cake & biscuit plinths were produced under licence for Meredith & Drew at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20thC, to be distributed to retailers and used on the counter top to display their baked goods. Very much the beginning of mass produced baked goods for national and international sale over local bakeries, these plinths are great examples of shifts in social history, advertising and consumption.
Approximate dimensions:
Plinth:
19.8cm diameter
3.5cm tall
Cloche:
16cm diameter
14.5cm tall
17cm tall together
Condition:
There are a couple of little old scrapes on the shoulder of the circular ironstone plinth, along with some glaze crazing and wear, but overall is in very good condition.
The glass cloche is perfect with no damage, a truly rare survivor.
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