CANISTER, FOOD STORAGE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CANISTER SET
- Date Range From
- 1972
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- CERAMIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19980077002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CANISTER SET
- Date Range From
- 1972
- Date Range To
- 1975
- Materials
- CERAMIC
- No. Pieces
- 4
- Description
- 1. LARGE CANISTER. 28.5CM (H) X 15.7CM (D). 2 PIECES. BROWN CERAMIC CANISTER WITH LIGHT GREEN COLORING NEAR LIP. SURFACE TEXTURED WITH TRIANGLE PATTERNS; WORD "FLOUR" EMBOSSED AT CENTRE OF ONE SIDE. BASE MARKED "SUNBURST CANADA" "LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA". C/W LID OF SAME COLORING, ALSO TEXTURED. LARGE LIGHT GREEN KNOB AT TOP. 2. SMALL CANISTER. 19CM (H) X 12 CM (D). 2 PIECES. CANISTER OF SAME COLORING AND PATTERN AS .1, EXCEPT EMBOSSED WITH "COFFEE" IN PLACE OF "FLOUR".
- Subjects
- FOOD PROCESSING T&E
- History
- MANUFACTURED BY LETHBRIDGE'S SUNBURST POTTERY, WHERE DONOR WORKED AS FLOOR MANAGER UNTIL PLANT CLOSED IN 1975. CANISTERS DISPLAY 'HARVESTER' DESIGN, IDENTIFIED BY ITS STICK-LIKE PATTERN AND BROWN GLAZE; CREATED BY CERAMIC ARTIST NEILS GRAVSEN IN 1972 WHEN THE PLANT ENTERED A HIGHER VOLUME CERAMIC LINE -- DINNER WARE. THE DESIGN WAS WIDELY USED IN VARIOUS SUNBURST PRODUCTS. FOR MORE HISTORY ON SUNBURST COMPANY OPERATION, SEE P19960004001-GA AND PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19980077002
- Acquisition Date
- 1999-07
- Collection
- Museum
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