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Saucer

2006.44.1AL

Name
Saucer
History Category
Significant Dates
c.1896-c.1923
Description
Saucer
Part of a six place dinner service purchased by John Oliver (BC Premier 1918-1927). He and his wife Elizabeth Oliver gave the dinner service to his daughter Sarah Ellen (see lexicon entry for Sarah Ellen Runnalls) as a wedding gift in 1923 when she married Rev. Frank Runnalls. Plain white porcelain with a glass-like overglaze. Decorated with a handpainted fine line in gold colour .4 cm from the edge of the saucer, followed by a space of .1 cm on the outside of the line, then a .2 cm handpainted gold-coloured band around the rim. A second fine gold-coloured line encircles the centre area of the saucer where the cup would rest.
Quantity
1
Dimension
Height: 1.8cm | Diameter: 14.3cm
Catalogue Number
2006.44.1AL
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