Dish

A cream-coloured earthenware dish with a transfer-printed blue border. It is printed on the base with a garter inscribed 'THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE' (Alfred Holt & Co. Ltd. Liverpool) enclosing the house flag of the company - blue with the monogram 'A H' on a white diamond in the centre. The retailer's mark is 'EILLS L'POOL' also printed on the base. One of four similar examples, AAA5688-AAA5691. The Blue Funnel Line of Liverpool ran steam services to the Far East and Australia from 1866. Their passenger trade mostly operated during the interwar period with services to Australia starting in 1910 and to the Far East after the First World War.

Object Details

ID: AAA5690
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Dish
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: After 1910
People: Blue Funnel Line
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 x 140 mm
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