Oval platter: P&O
An electroplated serving dish. The P&O rising sun crest and scroll, which has the words "ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD" can be seen on the rim of the dish. A aluminium plaque is fixed on the rim with two brass pins. The plaque reads "S/S ORFORD SUNK BY BOMBING IN MARSEILLES HARBOUR 1ST JUNE 1940". The maker's mark is engraved on the base of the dish. It is scratched and dented around the rim.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0526 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Serving dish |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Elkington & Co. Ltd |
| Vessels: | Orford (1928) |
| Date made: | After 1940 |
| People: | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 20 mm x 235 mm x 165 mm |