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Pitchers W.H. Grindley and Company

Description

Porcelain "Duraline" pitchers decorated with the Empress pattern of multi-coloured flowers, vase and birds in an Asian motif on a white body. Produced for the Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship service. The Canadian Pacific logo and Grindley stamp has been partially removed from one of the pitchers.

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Title
Pitchers
Creator
W.H. Grindley and Company
Date Created
[1941]
Description
Porcelain "Duraline" pitchers decorated with the Empress pattern of multi-coloured flowers, vase and birds in an Asian motif on a white body. Produced for the Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship service. The Canadian Pacific logo and Grindley stamp has been partially removed from one of the pitchers.
Subject
Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Steamboats; Ocean travel; Tableware
Genre
Pitcher
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC_AR_00329
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-AR-00329
Date Available
2018-05-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0366376
Category
C.P.R. artifacts
RBSCLocation
Box 437
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/