Plate

Soup plate in vitreous stoneware. It is printed on the edge with a garter inscribed 'NORTH . OF . SCOTLAND . ORKNEY . & . SHETLAND' and on a scroll below 'SHIPPING . CO . LTD'. This encloses the company house flag - a blue, white, blue triband. The company ran a passenger and cargo service from Aberdeen to the Shetlands, Orkneys and Norway. The maker's mark is printed on the base of the plate.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0477
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: John Maddock & Sons Ltd
Date made: After 1961
People: North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Shipping Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 x 222 mm
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