Topic: factory request for pressed glass tray.

[Paul S.]

A glass tray sporting a typical Victorian morality epigram, and with a very attractive gothic script saying 'Waste Not Want Not' (although can't think for what the tray was intended - if it was 'intended' for anything).        Unfortunately, no marks or Rg. No., so no idea of age or maker, and have looked through Slack and Lattimore but no luck.   About 10.5"/265mm long, and sits on an oval of short stubby projections.      Would be great if one of the pressed glass knowledgable people recognized this, so I have my fingers crossed, and thanks for looking

[mhgcgolfclub]

Paul

I have had very similar items but not exactly the same as your tray that have been marked and were made by Henry Greener. So that would be my starting point

Roy

[Ivo]

I'd think this is a bread plate. Most German manufacturers had a variant of this in production, usually with a "give us our daily bread" motto. Never seen a British version, though.

[Paul S.]

thanks for the replies  -  and Greener sounds a good starting point Roy, so will have a go in that direction.     The idea of 'bread plate' could well be correct - I can imagine that this motto would probably have applied to something important, such as food.   I'm inclined to think British manufacture.

[chriscooper]

Hi Paul, Victorian most probably, this type of motto was very popular on earthenware bread plates and every Victorian table would have one.
American could be a possibility? though not sure if they would have used that type of script?

http://www.patternglass.com/Form/Breadplates/Plates.htm

The Stoke factories churned a lot out, a nice Minton one with the same Gothic revival style here..

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8058/bread-plate-waste-not-want-not/

Chris