Soup tureen and lid: Port Line
A silver plated soup tureen with a lid used by the Port Line shipping company. The bowl has two handles with the Port Line badge engraved on the side. The lid has a mushroom shaped finial with a hole for the ladle. The maker's mark is engraved on the tureen "PORT LINE, ELKINGTON PLATE ENGLAND, K, 33715, E & CO, ELKINGTON PLATE ENGLAND, V, BP". The bowl is dented and the lid does not fit properly. The soup tureen is marked PLT0580.1 and the lid is marked PLT0580.2.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0580 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Soup tureen |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Elkington & Co. Ltd |
| Date made: | 1956 |
| People: | Port Line Ltd; Port Line Ltd Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 250 mm x 260 mm x 310 mm |
| Parts: | Soup tureen and lid: Port Line |
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