H4562.16A

4.5 in HIGH x 10 in WIDE x 11.25 in DEEP
(11.43 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE x 28.57 cm DEEP)
Mrs. A. Chick
H4562.16A


Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. A: batter bowl, made of yellow ceramic, with a large spout to pour out the batter. From the History Information Station: Yellowware was factory-produced, usually by a process called slip casting, where successive layers of liquified clay were poured into a mold and allowed to dry. Yellowware has a clear glaze. Yellowware was usually molded in a process called slip casting, where successive layers of liquified clay were poured into a mold and allowed to dry. The result was a bowl with a smooth inner surface and a decorated outer surface. Food was made from "scratch" in the early pioneer kitchen, so large bowls were in constant use for mixing batters and doughs, mashing potatoes,making pie crusts and fillings, and grating nutmeg as shown in this exhibit. Yellowware kitchen utensils were common in most parts of the U.S. between 1850 and 1900. All sorts of bowls, pans, and molds were made of the durable, colorful clay. Inexpensive and versatile, these dishes were used for serving, mixing, and baking in the pioneer kitchen. Molded yellowware mixing bowls were common kitchen utensils in most parts of the U.S. between 1850 and 1900. All sorts of bowls, pans, and pudding molds were made of durable, colorful yellowware. Even cheap pieces could be decorated with pretty designs so they were good for serving as well as mixing and baking. Additional from History Information Station: (HTryon) Object: Mixing, bowls, made of yellow earthenware, or yellowware. Commercially made, probably 1880-1920. Yellowware was factory-produced, usually by a process called slip casting, where successive layers of liquified clay were poured into a mold and allowed to dry. History: Nesting sets of yellowware bowls with white banding were popular all over the U.S. from the 1840s to the 1930s. They have been used in California kitchens since the earliest days of the Gold Rush. The sets included bowls for all kinds of cooking and baking, from tiny ones that held just one cup to big bread bowls that held three gallons. In 1896 you could buy twelve yellowware bowls from a mail order catalog for $3.00 or less. Object: Blue-patterned china platter, made around 1830. Known as transferware because of the method of glazing, which involved transfering the pattern onto the platter with a paper transfer. The process was much cheaper than hand painting, and made inexpensive dishes almost as pretty as fancy porcelain. Many dishes today are decorated in a similar manner. History: This platter was brought to California in the 19th century. Early California housewives often used large platters to serve the large meals they cooked for their large families, and for the large numbers of boarders and hired men they took in. Object: Footed blue and white cake plate, made around 1830. Known as transferware because of the method of glazing, wich involved transfering the pattern onto the platter with a paper transfer. The process was much cheaper than hand painting and made inexpensive dishes almost as pretty as fancy porcelain. Many dishes today are decorated in a similar manner. History: Like most sugery foods, cake was a favorite dessert in the 19th century. But it was hard to make in a frontier kitchen, and it was expensive until sugar prices dropped after the civil War. Thus this plate was probably used only on special occasions. Object: Sugar bowl with lid. Made of molded white earthenware, or whiteware, a fine clay used since the early 19th century for factory-produced household dishes. Made in the U.S. or England, circa 1840. History: Before the Civil War white sugar was an expensive treat. All but the wealthiest people used white sugar mainly for special desserts and at tea parties, where it was served in decorative sugar bowls like this one. On the rontier, people used brown sugar or honey or molasses most of the time, but even in the cupboard a sugar bowl was a visible reminder of one's ties to the social rituals of Eastern settled life and "polite society." Object: Bowl, of yellow earthenware, or yellowware, with a clear glaze. Yellowware was factory-produced, usually by a process called slip casting, where successive layers of liquified clay were poured into a mold and allowed to dry.

Used: culinary | Batter | Cooking

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