Antique ironstone Meredith & Drew Real Banbury’s cake plinth with glass cloche
A very rare antique white ironstone cake display plinth advertising Meredith & Son's Real Banburys, complete with a later matched glass cloche. A scarce early example with three little lion pad feet and very uncommon wording.
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: 20cm diameter and 5.5cm tall
Cloche: 16.5cm diameter and 13.5cm tall
18cm tall together
Condition:
Glaze crazing and age related wear and marks, there is a small patch on the edge of the plinth that looks like paint, probably over a filled chip.
The middle of the plinth is slightly discoloured due to age.
Overall in good condition.
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