Accession Number

E124.004a-b

Alternate Name

pudding boiler; pudding dish

Description

a. a cream-colored earthenware bowl with a white fired high-gloss glaze, straight sides, rounded bottom, rounded top rim with a lip; b. a galvanized metal lid with deep metal sides (3.9cm) in the same shape as the bowl's rim, the lid stamped "The Queen’s Pudding Boiler No 16” and fitting to the bowl with friction augmented by two movable thin metal loops that snap in place over the bottom of the bowl, the top with one thin metal handle, the whole assemblage held to the lid through two flat rectangular-shaped metal loops attached to each side of the flat topped lid.

Narrative

This pudding boiler is of a type that was commonly used in late 19th Century kitchens. 

History of Use

unknown

Date

circa 1890

Dimensions

10 x 17 cm

Material

Ceramic, earthenware; Metal, tin

Technique

Electroplated; Fired; Stamped

Inscription

The Queen’s Pudding Boiler No 16

Country of Origin

United Kingdom