Sugar sifter: Union Castle Line
A silver plate sugar sifter that was used as part of the first class place setting on Union Castle Line ships. It consists of a baluster shaped sifter on a stepped circular foot with a pierced top. There is a engraved top below the screw top opening. Engraved on the side are the words "UNION CASTLE LINE". Inscribed on the base are the words "MAPPIN & WEBB, LONDON & SHEFFIELD, MAPPIN PLATE, D, CI/87". The sifter is pitted around the neck.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0660 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | sifter, sugar |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mappin & Webb |
| Date made: | 20th Century |
| People: | Union-Castle Line; Union-Castle Line |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 130 mm |